The industrial nurse examines an employee who states that his right shoulder hurts when he abducts it and points with one finger to the spot at the point of his shoulder that is painful. He mentions that he won a racquetball tournament yesterday
The nurse suspects the employee is suffering from: a. rotator cuff tear.
b. bursitis.
c. dislocation.
d. subluxation.
B
Bursitis occurs after overuse, with pain in the joint on activity with no erythema and little, if any, swelling. Dislocations are very painful and the pain is spread all over the shoulder. The shoulder also looks misshapen in a dislocation. Rotator cuff tear would prevent the patient from abducting his shoulder.
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