Problem regarding the whiplash injury


Problem: A 16-year-old tells the nurse practitioner that she had a "whiplash injury" 1 month prior to this visit from a motor vehicle accident. Upon further questioning the patient admits to neck pain with lateral motion not associated with numbness, tingling, or a feeling of weakness in the shoulders, arms, or hands. Her exam reveals full range of motion of the neck with some tenderness to palpation along the sternocleidomastoid muscles. She has normal reflexes and symmetric strength in both shoulders, arms and hands. The nurse practitioner understands that this is: Group of answer choices A. cervical neck strain. B. cervical myelopathy. C. shoulder tendinitis. D. cervical radiculopathy.

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