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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... • SLE • Psoriatic ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE ... #rheumatology #Monoarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... = RA, SLE, psoriatic