Solving integral involving absolute value by residue theorem

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How can I use the residue theorem to evaluate the following integral $$ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{|x|^{1/2}}{(x-4i)(x+2i)}dx $$ I think my trouble is in handling the absolute value. Should something special be done about it and is there a general way to do that?