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1. A football player comes to you complaining of pain on hisleft side after falling on it while diving for a ball. He complainsof some soreness over the lower thoracic ribs but most of the painis just below that. He also noticed some pain in the left shoulder.After evaluating the athlete, you determine that his tenderness iscentralized over the left flank (upper abdomen and back).

  1. What structures can be involved and in what region and quadrantare they located?
  2. What pathologies would you rule out?
  3. Does this athlete demonstrate any referred pain patterns? Ifso, explain.
  4. What do you think is wrong with this football player?
  5. What are some red flags that this individual canexperience?

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A Patient is complaining about left flank pain Important organs in the left flank are SPLEEN LEFT HYPOCHONDRIUM KIDNEYLEFT UPPER QUADRANT TAIL OF PANCREASLEFT HYPOCHONDRIUM 2Pathologies that should be ruled out are a Pyelonephritis It is infection of kidney due to Urinary tract    See Answer
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