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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
• Fracture • Arthritis ... pseudogout • Trauma ... pain syndrome • Arthritis ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... lower #extremity #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... mri #clinical #Radiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Poliomyelitis Activity/ Trauma ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
to Joint Pain - Arthritis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
glomerulopathies • Causes ... hematuria • Signs ... Hematuria: • Urethritis ... urinary tract) Causes ... Malignancy • Trauma
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine • Trauma ... lumbar spine Signs ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... functional deficit and arthritis ... "pooping duck sign ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
- Meningitis Trauma ... - Post-Trauma, ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #differential #causes
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... intracerebral hemorrhage: trauma ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... involving neck/face, trauma ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs