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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Reactive • Rheumatic ... Arthritis • Systemic ... Asymmetric (Psoriatic Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition. While chiefly thought of as a joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Rheumatoid #autoimmune ... inflammation #joint #msk ... #arthritis #TNF
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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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... bowel disease - Rheumatoid ... arthritis - Juvenile ... Syndrome - Acute rheumatic ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
• Psoriatic arthritis ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis (RA) ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Infection • Septic Arthritis ... Inflammation • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis • Toxic ... Synovitis • Reactive Arthritis ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
to Joint Pain - Arthritis ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... streptococci (rheumatic ... duration): • Rheumatoid ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Osteoarthritis • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis Notes ... Popliteal #BakersCyst #MSK
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
• Seronegative Rheumatoid ... Arthritis • Infectious ... Arthritis: Viral ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... , Reactive Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
bacterial), acute rheumatic ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis