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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 ... Pain - Diagnostic ... for cell count, culture ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury with axial ... or volar plate rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Meningitis History: • Triad ... protein, gram stain, culture ... to 100% - VA Joint ... #testing #physicalexam
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... - The plaque ruptures ... forms around the ruptured ... NSTEMI, the plaque rupture ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Good to poor • Culture ... clot: poor • Culture ... Lyme: Serological testing ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #septic #joint
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Central vs Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin Challenge
Give desmopressin (intranasal, SQ, IV) and monitor UOsm every
still < 300 - Partial ... NDI • Partial ... Complete CDI - VA Joint ... Desmopressin #Challenge #diagnosis ... #nephrology #testing
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... (delayed), TM rupture ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... an accessible joint ... • Laboratory testing ... oligoarthritis • Distal joints ... wrists, ankles • Axial
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Osteoarticular (Sacroiliac joint ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... : Culture (blood ... Criteria #Workup #Testing