Arthritis

Right leg pain after a fall in a patient with a prosthesis

Major Joseph Alderete, MD, Major Amelia M. Duran-Stanton, PA-C, PhD, MPAS May 23, 2012

A 28-year-old female with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and knee and hip arthroplasty experiences pain after accidentally twisting her right leg.

Hip resurfacing: A fresh look at an alternative to total joint arthroplasty

Andrew H. Patterson, PA-C, Jackie H. Coleman, CST September 02, 2010

Improved devices make the procedure a viable option for a select group of patients with hip arthritis.

Lyme disease rash is not always a bull's eye

June 30, 2010

On target with Lyme disease: Understanding vector-borne infections

Lyme disease: More than a controversy

June 30, 2010

On target with Lyme disease: Understanding vector-borne infections

Danielle Kruger, BS, MS, RPA-C May 03, 2010

Most infections are cured with antibiotic therapy; however, PAs should be alert for symptoms of persistent disease.

Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema

Linda Sekhon, MMS, PA-C February 22, 2010

RS3PE must be distinguished from other forms of arthritis and PMR to avoid exposing the patient to inappropriate therapy.

Erythema infectiosum: Recognizing the many faces of fifth disease

Ellen D. Mandel, DMH, MPA, PA-C June 02, 2009

The multiple manifestations of this viral infection are described. Are you able to recognize these etiologies?

Increasing knee pain prevents walking

Elana A. Min, MMS, PA-C, Chris Webb, MS, PA-C; Suzanne Okolita, MS, PA-C March 01, 2007

The patient is a 45-year-old Hispanic man with type 2 diabetes who presents to the ED complaining of severe pain, swelling, and erythema in both knees. The pain has become unbearable to the point where he cannot walk.

Pain and edema in the patient's knee causes some difficulty walking

Steve Saunders, PA-C September 01, 2006

The patient is a 69-year-old man who presented to our office with a 2-week history of pain and swelling in his left knee. These had worsened during the past week, making it difficult to walk, climb stairs, and flex the knee. The patient works on a golf course in southwestern Connecticut and reports no history of trauma. He denies any fever, chills, sweats, or tick bites.