Your patient complains of arm pain after falling off of her bicycle. You palpate the arm and feel crepitus. Crepitus is best described as:
A) the sensation felt when broken bones rub together.
B) swollen, painful tissue.
C) air bubbles trapped under the skin.
D) the feeling of a bone or joint being deformed.
A
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What is the generic name of Januvia®?
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