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Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach ... Corticosteroid Injection ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... infection. ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Injection of medial knee with intra-articular steroid. Find the inferior part
Corticosteroid Injection ... Injection of ... Feel joint line ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Knee injection medial approach -lying w knee flexed. Find post part
Corticosteroid Injection ... Knee injection ... to find room in joint ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Anti-retrovirals, Gemcitabine Lupus ... uncommon 5-15% of lupus ... myopathy) VA Joint ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diseases: • Systemic lupus ... deficiency Infections ... #Pancytopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Thumb Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joint Injection

Pull thumb to open joint space. Go lateral or medial whichever side
Injection Pull ... thumb to open joint ... Go lateral or medial ... #Injection #steroid ... clinical #video #rheumatology
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee IA steroid injection. Hint - the fat pads below
Corticosteroid Injection ... are right where medial ... and lateral joint ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology