Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge!
But before we begin, check to see if you got the previous case on Management of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Emergency Department correct.
Case Presentation: Emergency Department Management of Knee Pain
A 19-year-old woman presents with knee pain that she says becomes worse when she is running…
- Her vital signs are: temperature, 37°C; heart rate, 72 beats/min; blood pressure, 114/68 mm Hg; and respiratory rate, 14 breaths/min. You note that she has a low body mass index and a history of amenorrhea.
- On examination, she has no joint effusion, but her knee is quite tender on the medial femoral condyle.
- She has been waiting some time for radiographic studies, and you wonder: does she really need that knee x-ray?
Make your best guess, and check back next month to find out the correct answer!
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