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Case of the Week - Case # 19

84 y.o. BF with history of HTN, CAD, CHF and A fib (on Coumadin) presents with nontraumatic right shoulder pain. Her vitals are stable and her temperature is 38.1 C. On physical examination, you note the obvious swelling of the right shoulder. She has good passive range of motion but it causes moderate pain. Her plain x-rays of the shoulder reveal DJD and “soft tissue swelling” but no acute fracture or dislocation. Her labs include the following: WBC count-12.84, ESR-54, CRP-8.1 and INR-3.7. You perform an ultrasound of her right shoulder...
 
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