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A) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I sprained my ankle‖
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B) An established patient with the chief complaint of ―I have an upper respiratory infection‖
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C) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I am here to establish care‖
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D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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abdominal pain for 1 week. The pain lasts for 30 minutes at a time; it comes and goes.
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complaint, it is included in the history of present illness.
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grade. He currently lives with his wife and two children. He works on old cars on the
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weekend. He works in a glass factory during the week.‖
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D) A new patient with the chief complaint of ―I cut my hand‖
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