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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... necrosis, and Paget disease ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... diseases features ... Extra-articular signs ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... in acute disease ... In chronic disease ... Disease) Heberden's ... #Types #Rheumatology
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... Inflammation of joints ... commonly large joints ... ReactiveArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... involving small joints ... knees, shoulders Signs ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP joints ... Extrarticular #conditions #joint ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... infection • Lyme disease ... migrans • Lyme disease ... #dermatology #joint ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... Nodules, Pulmonary Disease ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms