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Treatment of knee pain:

• usually taking (Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug) is the goal standard in most cases
• if there is a history of trauma in the area she may consider consulting an orthopedics
• if she is sufferring from hotness and swelling of the joint she may need to take antibiotics in case there is an infection in the joint
• special medication is taken in case of inflammatory arthropathy like rheumatoid arthritis or gout or systemic lupus erythematosis
• in all cases you should consult an internalist in your problem

Diagnosis of knee pain:

• clinical history and physical examination
• knee x-ray
• complete blood count
• measuring levels of ESR and CRP
• sonographic doppler of the venous sysytem in the area
• doing computed tomography or MRI if needed

Causes of knee pain:

• trauma of knee joint
• infection in the knee joint
• inflammatory process like in rheumatoid arthritis, gout and SLE
• venous thrombosis
• neurological caues like in diabetic patients
• Baker's cyst