A patient is arriving to the orthopedic floor from the emerg…
A patient is arriving to the orthopedic floor from the emergency room. While giving report to the floor nurse, the emergency room nurse states that the patient has a fracture of the right femur that has resulted in a fracture in which the bone has splintered into several fragments. The orthopedic nurse is aware that this description likely indicates which type of fracture?
Read DetailsA 70-year-old woman’s family physician has recommended she t…
A 70-year-old woman’s family physician has recommended she take a vitamin D supplement. The woman states that she tries hard to take as few pills as possible and questions her physician on the rationale and necessity for the supplementation. How can the physician most accurately reply to the patient’s concerns?
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