werner@aecom.UUCP (Craig Werner) (03/08/86)
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[I tried to make this one more relevant to Usenet.]
A young woman comes into clinic several weeks after trying to
deposit a counterfeit $50 bill in net.jokes complaining of pain and swelling
in the left knee. In addition to her occupational history (see net.jokes.d or
net.women), she has a history of multiple episodes of venereal disease as well
as prior knee problems. There is no history of trauma and no other joints
are affected. She says that putting heat on it, which normally helps, has
been making it worse. During the exam, Cervical, Rectal, and Throat cultures
are taken and are negative for VD by microscopic inspection (and by culture).
As if I hadn't told you enough already, what is the probable cause of
her knee pain, and what do you do to prove it, and to treat it?
--
Craig Werner
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"Illness strips away superficiality to reveal reality in etched detail."