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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Humeral Head Growth Plate on Shoulder POCUS

A 15yo male presents with shoulder pain. Which of the
POCUS A 15yo ... the following is his ... diagnosis based ... anterior or posterior dislocation ... #POCUS #MSK #Peds
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
, and back and shoulders ... -74%] • Blood tests ... • Arthralgia/arthritis ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tests: • Measure ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology