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发帖数: 576 | 1 Kaplan的自测题目，题库里没有任何解释。不懂的题目只好放上来请教。多谢指教。
An obese adolescent presents with extreme right-leg pain that occurred
suddenly. The patient had been previously well but now is unable to stand or
walk. AP and frog-leg lateral radiographs are diagnostic of slipped capital
femoral epiphysis. The patient is scheduled for surgery to correct the
problem. Which of the following should be ordered as a diagnostic work-up
for the patient?
A) CBC with differential and platelets
B) Bedside glucose
C) Thyroid studies
D) Liver function tests
E) CT of the abdomen | n***h
发帖数: 364 | 2 My answer is C:
Reference 1: slipped capital femoral epiphysis causes : The disorder can
sometimes be associated with endocrinopathies such as thyroid problems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipped_capital_femoral_epiphysis
Reference 2: SCFE is 6 times more common in patients with an
endocrinopathy. Endocrinopathies include: hypothyroidism, hypogonadism,
growth hormone abnormalities, panhypopituitarism, hyperparathyroidism and
acromegaly.
http://www.orthopaedia.com/display/Main/Slipped+capital+femoral
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