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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
-60 minutes or longer ... tenderness - No joint deformity ... to bacterial, fungal ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... Mycobacterial Causes ... M.tuberculosis, M. bovis • Fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... becomes limited, and fingers ... The fingers may ... a boutonniére deformity ... #Types #Rheumatology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... • Finger deformity ... caused by disruption ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... • Septic Arthritis ... Onset • Fungal ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Coxiella burnetii • Fungal ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... SLE, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
weeks) Can Be Caused ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... - **MSK rads ... #rheumatology
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... • The Haglund Deformity ... Case description ... syndrome: Haglund deformity ... • Inflammatory Arthritis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... Other Causes ... Dwarfism #Bone #Deformity ... #Limp #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes