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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition. While chiefly thought of as a joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Rheumatoid Arthritis ... disorder, RA has ... systemic nature of RA sees ... #msk #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
coagulopathy, tumor ... bacterial infection, needs ... that patient had ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... inflammation that seeps ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
differentiated: • Inflammatory ... arthritis: - ... and many other inflammatory ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... diagnosis: • Inflammatory ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... #Diagnosis #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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... - Inflammatory ... - Giant cell tumor ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
and biologics (tumor ... attraction of various inflammatory ... insufficiency - Joints ... Arthralgia's (common), arthritis ... and ankles) #HSP
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
of the affected joint ... ANAs RF test should ... antibody testing has ... Additional tests: HIV ... • Sacroiliac joint
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
common systemic inflammatory ... , and hip muscle ... and hips ... for giant cell arteritis ... and long head biceps