2 Scenarios contain the text: 'shoulder pain' |
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| Headache, morning stiffness and shoulder pain | A 70 year old NZ European woman sees her GP with a 6 week history of aching and morning stiffness in the shoulders, hip girdle and neck. This has slowly worsened and in the last 2 days she has developed a severe headache with scalp tenderness. Her body mass index (BMI) is calculated and is 18. You organise an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and the result is 66 mm in 1 hour (normal 0-30). D/O: Musculoskeletal System (•••), Rheumatology (•••), Anatomical Pathology (••) PTT: Musculoskeletal |
| Regional limb pain | A 53 year old NZ European female presents with pain in her right shoulder that is worse with movement and restricts her range of motion. She states the pain has been present for the past 6 months and has developed gradually. It has become worse this week after she had a minor fall. The pain is now affecting her occupation as a bartender and causing her to have multiple days off work. D/O: Musculoskeletal System (•••), Orthopaedics (•••), Rheumatology (•••) PTT: Musculoskeletal |
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