MSK & orthopaedics · History + examination

Hot swollen knee

Medium

15 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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D K S J

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Jun Zhang, 52, presenting with a hot, swollen left knee and fever.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Perform a knee examination

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
    • Your interpretation of the results
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
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