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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Free 120 Answers

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A 32-year-old man who is a jackhammer ...
Axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: cardio Pulm

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Repeated microtrauma from repetitive stress can cause thrombosis. DVT leads to erythema and venous engorgement, the other choices do not. For bonus points, the eponym for effort-induced upper extremity DVT is “Paget–Schroetter disease” (for those keeping track at home).

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