A 19-year-old patient hospitalized with a fever and red, hot, and painful knees is suspected of having septic arthritis. Information obtained during the nursing history that indicates a risk factor for septic arthritis is that the patient
a. had several knee injuries as a teenager.
b. recently returned from South America.
c. is sexually active with multiple partners.
d. has a parent who has rheumatoid arthritis.
ANS: C
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the most common cause for septic arthritis in sexually active young adults. The other information does not point to any risk for septic arthritis.
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