patient history: •A 64 year old man from New Jersey presents to his primary care physician complaining of a swollen left
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 5:21 pm
patient history:
•A 64 year old man from New Jersey presents to his primary care
physician complaining of a swollen left knee.
•He states that it started after 18 holes of golf about 1 week
ago, but has not been bad enough to keep him off the golf
course.
•He denies any fever, traumatic injury, or other systemic
symptoms.
•Physical test is significant for a warm tender
left knee with swelling.
question:
what are possible diagnosis?
how will you test?
•A 64 year old man from New Jersey presents to his primary care
physician complaining of a swollen left knee.
•He states that it started after 18 holes of golf about 1 week
ago, but has not been bad enough to keep him off the golf
course.
•He denies any fever, traumatic injury, or other systemic
symptoms.
•Physical test is significant for a warm tender
left knee with swelling.
question:
what are possible diagnosis?
how will you test?