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Patterns of Pain In and Around the Joints

#Diagnosis #Arthritis #Arthritides #Patterns #Pain #Comparison #Table
#Diagnosis #Arthritis ... #Arthritides #Patterns ... #Pain #Comparison ... #Table
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... Arthritis by Pathogen ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Pathogen #Bacteria #Table
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
OA, Traumatic arthritis ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... arthritis; however ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis ... Mycoplasma hominis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Pathogens ... #Differential #
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... #joint #pain #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Joints • Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Fasciitis • Septic ... Onset • Septic ... Arthritis - Insidious
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
Fasciitis • Septic ... Arthritis ... redleg #diagnosis #differential
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
Arthritis Contiguous ... early and delayed (Table ... ) Rheumatoid arthritis ... for gonococcal arthritis ... #Infective #Arthritis