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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 ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Therefore, the hand ... surgeon had a clinical ... #msk #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, ... pain / swelling ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... : Pain control, ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Clinical Features ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... Rule out other causes ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
clinical findings ... of the Hip • Arthritis ... Pain • Valgus ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... : • Joint pain ... arthropathy • 90% joints
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
tract: Abdominal pain ... often causes arthritis ... Palpable purpura, joint ... and GN Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... Discontinuation of causal ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... comparison #table #rheumatology