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AAMA CMA Practice Question

A 52-year-old patient presents with a swollen, tender, and warm right knee. During the exam, the patient indicates that the knee pain worsens with movement and there is noticeable stiffness in the morning. As a medical assistant, which condition should you suspect, and what initial patient history fact would be most crucial when relaying information to the provider?

  • Bursitis and the report of knee tenderness

  • Rheumatoid arthritis and the presence of morning stiffness

  • Osteoarthritis and the patient's age

  • Gout and the worsening of pain with movement

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