72 results
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... , Bacteria) by Disease ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... Inflammation of joints ... ReactiveArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... diseases features ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis ... together) • Joint ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical ... #Pathophysiology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Reactive arthritis ... should have other symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... disease must be ... necrosis, and Paget disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pulmonary ... Spondyloarthropathies, SLE • Pulmonary ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
crystalline disease ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of ... and aortic valve diseases ... their signs and symptoms ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... Joint Disease ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology