A 27-year-old male is being treated in outpatient physical therapy for a herniated disc at L4-L5 . During your examination, you notice a firm nodule (2.0 cm x 1.5 cm) with a purulent core lateral to T5 . The patient reports the area is tender and he thinks it started 4 days ago. The most likely cause of this nodule is:
A. a pilonidal cyst.
B. an abscess.
C. a squamous cell carcinoma.
D. malignant melanoma.
B
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A) hospital emergency departments B) critical care transport C) corrections medicine D) helicopter EMS
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. glaucoma B. blepharospasm C. allergic blepharoconjunctivitis D. cataract