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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... swelling - Fever/chills ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... #msk #physicalexam
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... proximal muscle pain ... for giant cell arteritis ... TREATMENT: • The ... #Management #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
may have only pain ... The diagnosis is ... Treatment can be ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology