05-13-2009, 06:40 PM
if we get a case of a young male presenting with knee pain following knee trauma, what r we going to write in d/ds
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knee trauma - usmled
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05-13-2009, 07:03 PM
and if such a pt asks for pain med what shud we do
05-13-2009, 08:15 PM
I hope you meant DDX
ligaments rupture(ACL,PCL,ICL,ECL meniscal rupture dislocation sprain fracture hemarthrosis malingering mrs..I know you're really but I need to very carefull and to go step by step to find the exact cause of this pain and my next step is to order additionnal testing. After I got the result and after I study them carefully I should be able to get you something for pain and I'm gonna rush the labs. I advice you not to move this knee as much as possible and put some ice pack on it (usually the first thing to do with knee trauma is to soothe the pain at least to be able to do a P/e but since with CS we are not allow to treat, what should we do ay other suggestion?
05-13-2009, 08:41 PM
we should put septic artritis too if the patient has a risky sexual behaviour.
can one tell the patient "when I leave I request the nurse to give u appropriate pain medication before taking u for lab tests" |
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