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Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... - Differential ... prior to my first MSK ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Location #MSK
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Usually involves the knee ... IBD, reactive arthritis ... , psoriatic arthritis ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... peds #pediatrics #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... #Gout #Gouty #Arthritis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis