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Document Different Treatments for CT Injection Necessity

Published on Tue Nov 14, 2017

Question: Three months ago, our provider saw a patient complaining of wrist pain, a burning sensation that travelled up her arm, and tingling and numbness in the first three fingers and thumbs of both her hands. While taking the patient's history, the doctor noted that her job involved working all day, every day, on a computer. After trying various treatments in [...]
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