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A Patient Reports the Sudden Onset of Pain, Redness, and Swelling

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A patient reports the sudden onset of pain, redness, and swelling in one knee joint but denies a fever. The provider elicits exquisite pain with manipulation of the joint and notes no decrease in pain when the joint is at rest. Which is the likely cause of this arthritis?


A) Bacterial infection
B) Gout
C) Lyme disease
D) Rheumatoid arthritis

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