WITH ACUTE LEFT KNEE PAIN FOR 2 DAYS LATEST
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Case10Study:10Acute10Left10Knee10Pain10in10Cyrus10Horton
Patient10Information
• Name:10Cyrus10Horton
• Age:1057
• Gender:10Male
• Occupation:10Construction10Worker
• Marital10Status:10Married
• History:10Smoker10(110pack/day10for103510years),10occasional10alcohol10us
e,10history10of10hypertension,10no10known10allergies
Chief10Complaint
Cyrus10Horton10presents10with10acute10left10knee10pain10that10began10210days10ago10after10twist
ing10his10knee10while10stepping10off10a10ladder10at10work.
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History10of10Present10Illness
• Onset:10Sudden10onset10of10pain10210days10ago
• Location:10Left10knee
• Duration:10Continuous10since10onset
• Characteristics:10Sharp,10throbbing10pain
• Aggravating10Factors:10Weight-bearing,10movement,10bending10the10knee
• Relieving10Factors:10Rest,10elevation,10ice10application
• Associated10Symptoms:10Swelling,10bruising,10limited10range10of10motion
• No10history10of10previous10knee10injuries
Review10of10Systems
• General:10No10fever10or10weight10loss
• Musculoskeletal:10Pain10and10swelling10localized10to10left10knee,10no10other10joint10pain
• Cardiovascular:10No10chest10pain10or10palpitations
• Respiratory:10No10shortness10of10breath10or10cough
• Gastrointestinal:10No10nausea10or10vomiting
• Neurological:10No10numbness10or10tingling10in10the10affected10leg
Past10Medical10History
• Hypertension:10Controlled10with10medication
• Previous10Injuries:10None
• Surgeries:10Appendectomy10(age1025)
Medications
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• Lisinopril:101010mg10daily10for10hypertension
• Ibuprofen:10As10needed10for10pain
Family10History
• Father:10Deceased10(heart10disease)
• Mother:10Hypertension,10arthritis
• Siblings:10Two10brothers,10one10with10hypertension
Social10History
• Smoking:10110pack/day10for103510years
• Alcohol:10Occasional10social10drinker
• Exercise:10Limited10due10to10job10demands
• Diet:10Balanced,10with10occasional10fast10food
Physical10Examination
Vital10Signs
• Blood10Pressure:10138/8610mmHg
• Heart10Rate:107810bpm
• Respiratory10Rate:101610breaths10per10minute
• Temperature:1098.6°F10(37°C)
• Oxygen10Saturation:1098%10on10room10air
• BMI:1027.510kg/m²
General10Appearance