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Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
proximal joints, Fever ... pain and/or joint aches ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Ledderhose disease (plantar fibromatosis) on POCUS

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Ledderhose #disease #POCUS #MSK #ultrasound #clinical #plantar #fibromatosis
fibromatosis) on POCUS ... Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... Ledderhose #disease #POCUS ... #MSK #ultrasound
Subdeltoid Bursa steroid injection

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Subdeltoid #bursa #steroid #injection #shoulder #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #msk
steroid injection Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... injection #shoulder #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Subdeltoid bursa injection anterior of the rotator interval in 8 seconds - POCUS


Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Subdeltoid #bursa #injection
in 8 seconds - POCUS ... Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... injection #shoulder #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Fluid aspiration of the subdeltoid bursa in cppd

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#aspiration #subdeltoid #bursa cppd #shoulder #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
bursa in cppd Rheumatology ... @Rheumatology ... cppd #shoulder #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology #
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
Ultrasound Young rheumatology ... Synovitis #Metacarpal #MSK ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS ... presents with fever ... Olecranon #Bursitis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK