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Year |
2002 |
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Question Number |
183. |
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Category |
Medical-Legal |
Question
A 50-year-old Asian woman comes to the ER reporting pain and swelling in her arm after falling. She speaks some English but not fluently, and she does not have a primary care doc. Exam reveals a nondisplaced distal radius fracture that is placed in a cast. In addition to an ortho follow up, what is the next most appropriate step in management?
1. Using an interpreter, refer her to a primary care doc, and explore the patient’s preference for pain meds or other herbal treatment used at home.
2. Using an interpreter, refer her to a primary care doc and prescribe pain meds.
3. Using an interpreter, take a good history, explain your concerns, recommend a bone mass density study, and set up a follow up with a primary care doc.
4. Consult with the patient’s family about the appropriateness of treatment recommendations.
5. Draw diagrams of the injury.
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Preferred Answer: 3
After consulting with our resident SW in training (B.B., M.D., M.S.W.), number "tree" would be the correct answer. For further discussion please contact the reference above directly. He can be paged any time day or night, 24/7.
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