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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... should have other symptoms
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
, Bacteria) by Disease ... OA, Traumatic arthritis ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... #Infective #Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Polyarticular Join ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Arthritis - Insidious ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... , Gonococcal arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... - Differential Diagnosis ... keeping the various arthritides ... drcyncity #Hand #Arthritides ... #Arthritis #Differential
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious Arthritis ... , Reactive Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... Arthritis by Pathogen ... and Joint Involvement ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

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

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

1) Chronicity:
): • Septic joint ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #arthritis
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis ... in rheumatoid arthritis ... Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Arthritis #Hands