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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... should have other symptoms ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fasciitis) - Muscle ... Periarticular #Intraarticular ... #MSK #Differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arthritis • Systemic ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Ligament • Bone • Muscle ... or nerve root Symptoms ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... findings: • Symptoms ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... diagnosis #neurology #differential ... #algorithm
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
- MSK Radiology ... relative to skeletal muscle ... • Usually NOT joint ... lesion growth with symptoms ... Differential diagnosis
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... with lymphatic system ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #algorithm
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Symptoms (SX) in ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... • Progressive symptoms ... Palpable purpura, joint
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... (symmetric) • CK ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... • Conduction system ... #rheumatology #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... : myalgia and muscle ... ear disease Differential ... Symptoms (Sx) in