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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... alterations (e.g ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... , parts of the axial ... and lower jaw Treatment ... antiinflammatory properties e.g
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... No additional workup ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Hyperparathyroidism • Facial ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Multidisciplinary approach ... neurons - IV free radical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... • Malignancy (e.g ... . hematologic) ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... pain • Swan neck
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
presents with pain ... red bone marrow, e.g ... Bone marrow Treatment ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology