Which patient finding would lead the health care professional to assess the patient for inflammatory joint disease?
A)Unilateral joint involvement
B)Normal joint synovial fluid
C)Absence of synovial membrane inflammation
D)Systemic symptoms of inflammation

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Inflammatory joint disease is characterized by systemic signs of inflammation (fever, leukocytosis, malaise, anorexia, hyperfibrinogenemia) and inflammatory damage or destruction in the synovial membrane or articular cartilage. Joint swelling tends to be symmetric. Joint synovial fluid will demonstrate hemorrhage, coagulation, and fibrin deposition. The synovial membranes are inflamed.

Which Patient Finding Would Lead the Health Care Professional to Assess