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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
coagulopathy, tumor ... that patient had ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... inflammation that seeps ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... with joint-space ... • This case should ... diagnosis: • Inflammatory ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
and biologics (tumor ... attraction of various inflammatory ... insufficiency - Joints ... arthritis (especially knees ... and ankles) #HSP
Extreme Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)

In this video you can see an extreme rare case of bilateral
Patellofemoral Joint ... an extreme rare case ... 4️⃣core, and hip ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #msk
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal inflammatory ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... Rapidly progressive inflammatory ... The speed of spread
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
associated injury that needs ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Check hip and ankle ... joints for associated ... Posterior #Injury #msk