Your partner reports that he has found some small areas of bruising to the abdomen of a patient who takes insulin. He is puzzled by the finding. Which response would be most appropriate?
A) "The patient must have been involved recently in a car crash or suffered some other sort of trauma."
B) "There could be several reasons for the bruising, but insulin injections are often administered to the abdomen."
C) "That is a concerning finding. Since patients with diabetes are prone to GI bleeds, we should treat her as having one."
D) "Why don't we contact the patient's primary care physician and see if there are additional medical issues we are not aware of?"
B) "There could be several reasons for the bruising, but insulin injections are often administered to the abdomen."
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