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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Pain History ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Systemic Lupus ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... : Pain control, ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
include stiffness, arthritis ... : Pain control, ... home with close orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Fever is the main ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... rapidly progressing GN ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... #rheumatology #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Membranoproliferative GN ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management