Diagnostic Radiography case study ( question )

Thread Starter Diagnostic Radiography case study ( question ) Follow 6 hours ago 6h ago Hi i have a case study for diagnostic radiography and in the case study it says Aisha and Billi are team mates on the netball team Billi , Billi falls over and hearts her wrist . Billi is seen by an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) for initial assessment of her injury. The ENPexamines her wrist visually and uses his fingers to feel the joint and notices it is painful and swollenaround the distal radius and thumb area. He struggles to examine it effectively, because of theswelling and the pain caused as he palpates the joint. He asks Billi to describe how the injuryhappened and to explain the pain she is experiencing. He uses an injury assessment form to recordthe examination’s findings. He explains to Billi that as there is some tenderness over the anatomicalsnuff box, he is sending her for x-ray, but he suspects it may just be a bad sprain.Billi ...
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