Sandbox:SMP

XXX Resident Survival Guide Microchapters
Overview
Classification
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Overview

Arthritis could be defined as painful joint involvement. It might be as part of a systemic disorder or a single joint involvement. arthritis may present as joint pain, swelling, erythema, warmness, and limitation of movement. I could be classified according to the number of involved joints, presence of inflammation, or duration of symptoms. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the United States which involves up to 10% of population elder more than 60 years. Inflammatory arthritis is common in systemic autoimmune disorders, such as rhematoid arthritis,

Approach to patients with cutaneous abscess

Systemic signs of toxicity (fever, hypotension,tachycardia) OR Extensive skin involvement

Yes

No

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