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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... • This case should ... diffuse chondral disease ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... coagulopathy, tumor ... that patient had ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip ... , shoulder ... • XR, MRI to ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Joint Disease ... inflammation that seeps ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... Crystal induced (Gout ... #MSK #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis • Gout ... - Lyme disease ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... ANAs RF test should ... antibody testing has ... (to support a diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proximal muscles of shoulder ... and hip • Muscle ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... Palpable purpura, joint