This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. MODEL RELEASED. Joint count assessment. Nurse performing a joint count assessm

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This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. MODEL RELEASED. Joint count assessment. Nurse performing a joint count assessment on a patient, with a healthcare assistant at right. This count is used to record how many joints are inflamed and painful, typically in disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. This work is being carried out in a hospital research area. Photographed in the UK.

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