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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory and Degenerative ... ESR, RF, ANA) Degenerative ... knee hip and L/ ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
hipDegeneration ... of the hip joints ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... #msk
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... diagnosis #msk #
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
knee; below the ... level of the joint ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... Some studies point ... (save $$) Differential ... #msk
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Mucoid Degeneration ... Differential Diagnosis ... #knee #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammation Mechanical/degenerative ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
- Myxomatous degeneration ... base and body, tip ... of coaptation point ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Best diagnostic ... • Usually NOT joint ... resected displaying degenerative ... Differential diagnosis ... Chondroma #clinical #mri
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis ... management #neurology #differential