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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020

A nurse was making an intramuscular injection into the posterior surface of the patient's shoulder. Suddenly the patient felt a severe pain in her shoulder muscles which spread to the posterior surface of the forearm. What nerve was damaged during the injection?

Answer options

  1. Median nerve
  2. Radial nerve
  3. Musculocutaneous nerve
  4. Ulnar nerve
  5. Axillary nerve
Correct answer

Radial nerve

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