Knee Pain in the ER
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
To practice a history and physical exam for acute mono-arthritis, with focus on knee joint examination. To review can’t miss diagnoses for acute inflammatory monoarthritis. To review NEJM Clinical Video on Knee Arthrocentesis: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm051914. To practice using likelihood ratios from the JAMA Rational Clinical Exam Article Does This Adult Patient Have Septic Arthritis to formulate a post-test probability of septic arthritis in this case. To discuss initial next steps in management including investigations in workup for acute inflammatory monoarthritis, and empiric antibiotics for septic arthritis

Curriculum Block

Host Defense and Neoplasia / Integration Foundation / Part 5 / Week 1
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Assessments

Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
Mid-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Tags

AFMC National Clinical Skills
Musculoskeletal Examination
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Curriculum Block
Host Defense and Neoplasia Integration Foundation Part 5 Week 1
Curriculum Week
IF Week 1
Discipline
Emergency Medicine Orthopedics Rheumatology
MCC Presentations
Oligoarthralgia (Pain in One to Four Joints)
MeSH
Arthritis [C05.550.114] Arthritis, Infectious [C01.100] Arthrocentesis [E02.800.550.310] Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210] Emergency Medicine [H02.403.250] Knee Injuries [C26.558.554] Knee Joint [A02.835.583.475] Knee [A01.378.610.450] Medical History Taking [E01.370.510] Osteoarthritis, Knee [C05.550.114.606.500] Physical Examination [E01.370.600]