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After Falling at Home,an 81-Year-Old Man Was Admitted to the Emergency

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After falling at home,an 81-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department,where X-ray films confirmed the presence of an extracapsular fracture of the femur.When assessing the patient,what would the nurse expect to find?


A) Bruising of the left hip and thigh
B) Numbness in the left leg and hip
C) Outward-pointing toes on the left leg
D) Weak or nonpalpable left leg pulses

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