Inflammatory vs Noninflammatory Characteristics [select name="Q1" value="Inflammatory|Noninflammatory"][conditional field="Q1" condition="(Q1).is('Inflammatory')"] 1. Joint pain: Yes (with activity and rest) 2. Joint swelling: Soft tissue 3. Local erythema: Sometimes 4. Local warmth: Sometimes 5. Morning stiffness: Prolonged (More than 60 minutes) 6. Systemic symptoms: Common 7. ESR, CRP: Increased 8. Hemoglobin: Normal or low 9. Serum albumin: Normal or low 10. Synovial fluid WBC/mL: Greater than or equal to 2000 11. Synovial fluid % PMN: Greater than or equal to 75%[/conditional][conditional field="Q1" condition="(Q1).is('Noninflammatory')"] 1. Joint pain: Yes (with activity) 2. Joint swelling: Bony (if present) 3. Local erythema: Absent 4. Local warmth: Absent 5. Morning stiffness: Variable (Less than 60 minutes) 6. Systemic symptoms: Rare 7. ESR, CRP: Normal for age 8. Hemoglobin: Normal 9. Serum albumin: Normal 10. Synovial fluid WBC/mL: Less than 2000 11. Synovial fluid % PMN: Less than 75%[/conditional] [checkbox memo="display/hide references" name="footnotes" value=""][conditional field="footnotes" condition="(footnotes).is('')"] reference: [link url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9455961" memo="Lipsky P. Algorithms for the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal complaints: A new tool for the primary-care provider. Am J Med. 1997 Dec 29;103(6A):1S-2S."][/conditional]
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