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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Hamstring strain • Piriformis ... diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - Giant cell tumor ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... coagulopathy, tumor ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
shoulder, and hip ... proximal muscle pain ... for giant cell arteritis ... normal and can help differentiate ... progressively lower
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential