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ruhighazi
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05/19/06 - 02:30 PM

A 70-year-old female with mild dementia complains of hip pain. There is some limitation of motion in the right hip. The first step in evaluation is:

a. CBC and erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b. Rheumatoid factor
c. X-ray of right hip
d. Bone scan

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babli
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05/19/06 - 02:45 PM

c. X-ray of right hip

msyamp
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05/19/06 - 03:53 PM

i too go for Right hip X ray

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05/19/06 - 08:31 PM

x-ray of the right hip

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05/20/06 - 07:00 PM

C - X-ray

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