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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Rheumatoid arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... diagnosis #msk #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... pain/swelling - Fever ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... rheumatic fever ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... anterior/posterior MSK
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
This patient had fever ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... the airways as acute ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR