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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Metabolic - See pathologic ... fractures Iatrogenic ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility ... Fractures - Differential ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... • Bone Marrow Disorder ... #Pathologic #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
radiocapitellar line ... ED Management: Pain ... • If stable ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... Back Pathology: ... , Pathologic fracture ... #primarycare #table
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Joint • Pathologic ... Intraarticular #MSK
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... or by leaning forward ... rheumatologic disorders ... Presentation #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
non-displaced fracture ... peroneus brevis lies ... Differential diagnosis ... similar location of pain ... #msk