【单选题】An 18-year-old woman complains of fever and severe diarrhea for 3 days. Her temperature is 38°C (101°F). The CBC reveals an increased hematocrit, most likely caused by dehydration and hemoconcentratio...
【单选题】An 18-year-old woman wasrunning across some rough ground when she stumbled and overinverted her leftfoot. On examination in the emergency department of the local hospital, the lateralside of the left ...
A.
The movement of inversion of the foot takes place at the ankle joint.
B.
Over inversion places a strain on the lateral ligaments of the ankle joint.
C.
The localized tenderness felt below and in front ofthe lateral malleolus would indicate that some of the fibers of the anterior talofibular ligament had been torn.
D.
The resulting hemorrhage from the torn ligament wasresponsible for the sxvelling in the area.
E.
By immobilizing the ankle joint with adequatesplinting, the torn fibers of the anterior talofibular ligament are repairedwith new fibrous tissue.