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Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... prior to my first MSK ... keeping the various arthritides ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Location #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... Arthritis by Pathogen ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
OA, Traumatic arthritis ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia - Signs ... 19-25% Severe sepsis ... 38% Septic shock ... #Bacteremia #Signs
POCUS Findings in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- McConnell's Sign
- TAPSE
- D-Shaped Septum
- Abnormal RV:LV Ratio

#Pulmonary #Embolism #AcutePE
- McConnell's Sign ... TAPSE - D-Shaped Septum ... Accuracy #POCUS #Signs ... #McConnells #Signs
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis ... Mycoplasma hominis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Pathogens
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... weakness (late sign ... dexterity loss (early signs ... #symptoms #msk
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Fasciitis • Septic ... Onset • Septic ... Arthritis - Insidious ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... beneficial in septic ... nongonococcal septic ... unable to rule out septic ... MetroHealth_EM #Septic