Search results for "Rheumatology"

MKSAP Quiz: 2-week history of gradually increasing pain

A 75-year-old woman is evaluated for a 2-week history of gradually increasing pain in both shoulders and hips; the pain radiates down both arms to the elbows and down both hamstrings to the knees. She reports no headache, jaw claudication, or vision changes. She was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica 3 months ago. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/24/3.htm
24 Mar 2020

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT As always, the Medicare program hassome changes ...

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https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/acpi-201201-coding_t2.pdf
19 Dec 2011

MKSAP Quiz: 3-year history of knee stiffness

A 58-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-year history of left knee stiffness, which was intermittent but has become more persistent in the past 4 months. He reports no daily pain but has knee stiffness for 10 minutes in the morning and when he sits for an extended period of time. Following a physical exam and radiograph, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/17/3.htm
17 Nov 2020

MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for stiffness and pain

A 43-year-old man is evaluated for knee, hip, shoulder, and arm stiffness, worsening over the past year. He also has pain in the arms, legs, neck, and torso, both on and between the joints. He states that his discomfort is continuous. After a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/3.htm
16 Jun 2020