Case 7: Testing and Treatment

Index Case 7

Ankle Injury
Testing and Treatment
Disposition
Billing
Return ED Visit
Outcome
Plaintiff Claims
Defense Response
Legal Outcome
Case Review
Documentation Review

The physician ordered the following tests and started treating the patient:

The physician also later added on a leptospira antibody.

The results of testing are displayed below:

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Given this information, what would you do next? Is any further testing or treatment indicated? Should this patient be admitted or discharged? Continue to the next page to see what decisions the physician made.