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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 ... reactive arthritis, gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... deformity Synovitis ... to bacterial, fungal ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Crystal induced (Gout ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... away from bone/joint ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology #
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
without using ultrasound ... luck with that approach ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology