Diagnose osteoarthritis of the knee and hip.

Recommend appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for knee osteoarthritis.

Manage preoperative testing for patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty.

Counsel patients on risk factors for postoperative venous thromboembolism, periprosthetic joint infection, and arthroplasty failure.

Select appropriate tests for evaluation of patients with suspected septic arthritis.

Determine initial treatment for patients with septic arthritis.

Summarize laboratory tests for diagnosis and initial treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Counsel patients about treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis.