Dx Imaging #2 –5/14/08 - Logan Class of December 2011

Patients present with a bad looking joint, lots of swelling and pain. Younger patients get sick quick vs. elderly patients who have an insidious onset. Both eldery and young show TTT (tenderness to touch), lots of joint swelling, destruction of both joint surfaces, warmth to the touch, and the 4 classic descriptors (rubor, dolor, calor, tumor). ................
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