The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Septic Arthritis
David L. Simel
Make the Diagnosis: Septic Arthritis
Topics Discussed:
arthritis, infectious, bacterial arthritis, criterion standard comparisons (diagnostic tests), diagnosis, differential, likelihood ratio, make the diagnosis, prior probability, reference standards, synovial fluid, synovial fluid examination
Excerpt:
"Among patients with an acute, swollen, and painful joint, the
probability of septic arthritis is 8%-27%.1,2..."
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