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A patient is admitted with possible head and spinal cord injuries sustained after falling from a ladder. The diagnostic test that will identify the type and extent of injuries for this patient would be which of the following?
1. magnetic resonance imaging
2. cervical spine x-rays
3. spinal cord x-rays
4. cerebral angiogram
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11 years ago
1 -- Magnetic resonance imaging scans discover injuries to the brain and spinal cord. This is the diagnostic test that should be done for this patient. Cervical spine and spinal cord x-rays can detect fractures of the vertebra but will not detect injuries to the brain. A cerebral angiogram can detect injuries to the brain but not of the spinal cord.
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