Case A 78-year-old man presents to an urgent care center with bilateral knee pain that he has had for 1 week. The pain is worse in his right knee and is worse with ambulation. He says that he has not experienced any recent trauma, but he does note that he has been helping his son move into an apartment. He reports no fever, dizziness, chest pain, or shortness of breath. He has hypertension, for which …
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A 25-year-old man presents to the urgent care center after a backyard game of football in which he twisted his ankle. Because of alcohol intoxication, he cannot remember the mechanism of injury. He reports isolated right ankle pain and is unable to bear weight. On physical examination, he has pain with palpation of the ankle, but there are no gross signs of deformity. An ankle x-ray has already been done by the time you see …
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