A white male comes into your clinic with complaints of edema and pain with his right shoulder. he tells you he plays softball every weekend and does a lot of hoeing and shoveling around his house. the shoulder had been sore, now it hurts to the point where he tries to avoid using it. the drop arm test was positive. what is the most likely diagnosis?

A white male comes into your clinic with complaints of edema and pain with his right shoulder. he tells you he plays softball every weekend and does a lot of hoeing and shoveling around his house. the shoulder had been sore, now it hurts to the point where he tries to avoid using it. the drop arm test was positive. what is the most likely diagnosis?



A. bursitis
B. fibromyalgia
C. gout
D. tears in the rotator cuff
E. tendinitis

Answer: D. tears in the rotator cuff


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