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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory ... • Seronegative Rheumatoid ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... Lupus Erythematous ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Arthritis • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Arthritis #Inflammatory ... #JointPain #MSK
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... streptococci (rheumatic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... vasculitis (rare) • Rheumatic ... (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... Systemic lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... Polyarthritis • Systemic Lupus ... with Systemic Lupus ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint Pain ... rheumaticum • Rheumatic ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... dermatology #joint #pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Candidiasis Inflammatory ... - Inflammatory ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... differentiated: • Inflammatory ... in persons with rheumatoid ... and many other inflammatory ... #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Overview: chronic, inflammatory ... ) • joint pain ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology