phuluong2k
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A 39-year-old woman completed her last course of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer 6 months ago. She now comes to the clinic complaining of constant back pain for about 3 weeks. She is tender to palpation over two well-circumscribed areas in the thoracic and lumbar spine. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?
A. CT scan of the trunk
B. Needle biopsy of the tender spots
C. Radionuclide bone scan
D. Sonogram of the affected areas
E. X-ray films of the affected areas
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| mani
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C. Radionuclide bone scan, i m thinking about B as well
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| chemamr
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the most appropiate next step would be steroids, wouldn´t be?
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| phuluong2k
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I have the same idea with chemamr, but in this q it is C
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| kabuli
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C. Radionuclide bone scan
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| ARJ
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C. Radionuclide bone scan
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