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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Number of Joints ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Subluxation) Spine ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... , shoulders, hips ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #MSK #rheumatology
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... fracture of ankle joint ... ill-development of lumbar ... BOSTON BRACE: For lumbar ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... forward of the spine ... statins - probably caused