11 results
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... diffuse chondral disease ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
must be differentiated ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... • XR, MRI to ... dz difficult to see ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... diagnosis #causes
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... They may be needled ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
leads or 1 small box ... wide, can be new ... triple vessel disease ... #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... (to support a diagnosis ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
skull neoplasms (e.g ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Too many cells in ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... is desirable, e.g ... retroperitoneal disease ... Combination of above MRI ... stones #calculus #Radiology