Client was playing basketball, injured his right ankle, “I made this great jump shot, and when I landed, I felt something pop in my right ankle.” Right ankle with slight swelling, no obvious deformity, toes warm with capillary refill less than 3 seconds. +active ROM in toes and denies increased numbness or change in tingling. Has had numbness and tingling in both feet for the past year. Reports doing daily capillary blood glucose monitoring but does not always follow a diet plan. “It’s hard, I don’t want my friends to think of me as sick, so I eat what they eat. I take about the same amount of insulin every day.” Before answering this question, review the client’s health information in the EHR. Identify information relevant to the client’s injury.
[Solved]: Client was playing basketball, injured his right…
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