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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
stiffness • Moving ... synovial membrane during ... affects the knee hip ... facet ioints • Moving ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... Joint involvement ... effusion (Swelling ... esp carpal, MCP, PIP ... can mal-align,
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion ... Evaluation on Point ... ) POCUS for ankle ... the tibiotalar joint ... #MSK #Clinical
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... beautifully by using ... transducer on lung Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
normal knee) on Point ... ) POCUS for knee ... effusions: remember ... with the knee joint ... Evaluation #Knee #MSK
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... differential #diagnosis #msk
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
with effusion on ... ultrasound study during ... Synovitis #Metacarpal #MSK ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Effusion
Hip Effusion on POCUS

Dr. Ash Mukherjee @EM_VATA

#Hip #Effusion #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #msk
Hip Effusion on ... POCUS Dr. ... Mukherjee @EM_VATA #Hip ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... spine, shoulders, hips ... taking a shower and moving ... the morning • Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... mainly or only during ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology