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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Arthritis ... • Gout/pseudogout ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... lower #extremity #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #MSK #Toe
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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... or without back pain ... • Must rule out ... need to be ruled out ... #diagnosis #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... proximal muscle pain ... for giant cell arteritis ... arthropathies, myositis ... universally used, ultrasound