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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... Number of Joints ... ): • Septic joint ... Inflammatory, crystalline
Elbow Joint Anatomy - Ligaments

By @rev.med

#Elbow #Joint #Anatomy #Ligaments #orthopedics
Elbow Joint Anatomy ... rev.med #Elbow #Joint ... Anatomy #Ligaments #orthopedics
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... • Septic • Crystalline ... Lumbar Spine and SI Joints ... @AmyChung #Joint
Gout: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Conditions of rapid cell turnover: hemolysis, psoriasis, lymphoproliferative disorders
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easily leaks into joints ... -> Uric acid crystallizes ... in a peripheral joint ... Neutrophils enter joint ... degradative enzymes into joint
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
Inflammatory: crystalline ... Arthrocentesis #Joint
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... Interphalangeal joint ... • PIP joints are ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Knee Joint Anatomy - Ligaments

The knee joint ligaments are divided between two groups: the extracapsular (outside
Knee Joint Anatomy ... Ligaments The knee joint ... extracapsular (outside joint ... rev.med #Knee #Joint ... Anatomy #Ligaments #orthopedics
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... affecting the small joints ... Joint involvement ... space decr joint
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... distal to the DIP joint ... and tender DIP joint ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Orthopedic Fracture ... radiocapitallar joint ... the radiocarpal joint ... the radioulnar joint ... #Upper #Limbs #Orthopedics