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Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... prior to my first MSK ... keeping the various arthritides ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Location #MSK
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Approach to urethritis ... Diagnosis #STI #Urethritis ... #Cervicitis #Gonorrhea
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis ... Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... hominis #Septic #Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
to Joint Pain - Arthritis ... Oligoarthritis: • Gonorrhea ... • Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... (gonorrhea) • ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (GON) - Figure 1

A 4-day-old girl was brought to the emergency department (ED)
Chemosis and injection ... Peds #Pediatrics #Gonorrhea
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... Syphilis Arthritis-Dermatitis ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... Gonococcal #Infection #gonorrhea
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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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... Watch out for: - Gonorrhea ... : - Reactive arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
indolent infections (gonorrhea ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... gout, pseudogout, gonorrhea ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... disease, viral arthritis ... streptococcus, N. gonorrhoeae ... with migratory arthritis ... rule out septic arthritis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joints • Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk