05-01-2018, 11:00 PM
An otherwise healthy 30-year-old man has had recurrent aching right shoulder pain initiated by reaching overhead; it also occurs at night in bed. The pain is most prominent in the area of the deltoid muscle. It is elicited by abduction of the shoulder against resistance. Which of the following is the most likely site of underlying condition?
A) Biceps tendon
B) Cervical nerve root
C) Deltoid muscle
D) Proximal humerus
E) Supraspinatus tendon
A) Biceps tendon
B) Cervical nerve root
C) Deltoid muscle
D) Proximal humerus
E) Supraspinatus tendon