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Patterns of Pain In and Around the Joints

#Diagnosis #Arthritis #Arthritides #Patterns #Pain #Comparison #Table
and Around the Joints ... #Diagnosis #Arthritis ... #Arthritides #Patterns ... #Pain #Comparison ... #Table
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
• Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Disorders #msk
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
OA, Traumatic arthritis ... SLE, , RF , Pseudogout ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... , psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... points Duration of symptoms ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #EULAR ... Classification #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
• Gonococcal arthritis ... blennorrhagicum • Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Asymmetric (Psoriatic Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... arthritis • Adult ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis # ... #Diagnosis #MSK