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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... tenderness - No joint deformity ... to bacterial, fungal ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Mycobacterial • Fungal ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Onset • Fungal ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... RD), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... M.tuberculosis, M. bovis • Fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
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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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... Alphavirus - Fungi ... : - Reactive arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
infections (90%), Fungal ... process Temporal arteritis ... Cervical spine arthritis ... Cricoarytenoid arthritis ... vision or black spots
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
swelling with obvious deformity ... Management: Simple, pain ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
in inflammatory arthritis ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology