Your friend was in an automobile accident in which his spleen was ruptured. Which of the following is least likely based on this knowledge?

A) The accident caused trauma to the left upper abdominal quadrant.
B) The spleen must be repaired or your friend will die.
C) The rupture resulted in the escape of red blood cells into the peritoneal cavity.
D) The inferior lobe of the left lung may also have been injured.
E) Ribs 9–11 on the left side were fractured.


Ans: B

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