PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 255

A 26-year-old female presents to the emergency department with multiple bruises over her face, arms, and trunk. She tells you that she slipped and tumbled down a flight of stairs. The patient is extremely anxious and her contusions are not consistent with her reported fall. When you question her further, she tells you that her husband sometimes drinks too much and she needs to get home before he wakes up. Checking the patient’s medical record, you find that this is her third visit in the last year for similar injuries. Which of the following is most likely true about this patient and her situation?
- A. family therapy is usually not very helpful
- B. leaving her home will reduce her risk of injury and death
- C. pregnancy will increase her risk of abuse
- D. it is unlikely that she grew up in a violent home

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