As a nurse in a collaborative care clinic, you are reviewing a 58-year-old man who complains of pain in his knees. You note that his BMI is 40 kg/m2 (normal adult male 18.5-25), but that he is extremely muscular; he says he is into weightlifting, and almost near his goal of deadlifting 700 lbs. He says that his knee pain is getting progressively worse, he can’t seem to bend his knees as much as he used to, he sometimes hears crackles when he moves his knees, and the pain is worse when he’s weightlifting. Which of the following findings would NOT be compatible with your diagnosis for this patient? Question 25 options: Cartilage loss Bone cysts Inflammatory pannus Osteophytes Eburnation
[Answered]: As a nurse in a collaborative care clinic, you…
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