You arrive on scene at a college dormitory to find a 21-year-old male patient doubled over in pain on the bathroom floor after having returned from a soccer game. He is complaining of right testicle pain radiating down his right leg, and he also has nausea and feels dizzy. He denies direct trauma to the scrotum, but states he was not wearing any underwear during the game. You suspect this patient has:
A) A pulled groin muscle
B) Testicular torsion
C) A rupturing femoral artery
D) A hernia
Answer: B) Testicular torsion
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