A 2.5-year-old boy is seen with a 1-day history of refusing to use…

Question Answered step-by-step A 2.5-year-old boy is seen with a 1-day history of refusing to use… A 2.5-year-old boy is seen with a 1-day history of refusing to use his left arm. His father states that the patient and his older sister were cared for by a babysitter the previous day. The babysitter said she had been playing with the children in the front yard, when the patient ran after ball that was rolling toward the street. She grabbed the patient’s left forearm and pulled him away from the street. Thereafter, the patient was irritable in holding his left arm close to his body with the elbow in a flexed position. On physical examination, the child has no bony tenderness, erythema or swelling of the joints, on passive motion the child resists and cries in pain.What is your diagnosis?What is the diagnostic test of choice?What is the best treatment? Health Science Science Nursing NURSING 705 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)