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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
spine, shoulders, hips ... condition Pain with active ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... • Reactive arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... or leg during testing ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... or leg during testing ... Rectus #Femoris #clinical ... #video #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
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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- DDX: - Infection ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Herpes virus: CMV, HSV ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
gonococcal, Lyme), reactive ... arthritis, gout ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can activate ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... : HCV infection, ... HBV infection, ... HIV infection
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... rate (ESR) • C-reactive ... Additional tests: HIV ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #Rheumatology
Active Straight Leg Raise Test (ASLR)

The ASLR tests assesses the ability to load the pelvis through
Pain (PGP) Testing ... #Raise #Test #hip ... #pelvis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... muscarinic agonists • Active ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
frequent attacks • Arthritis ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... allopurinol • IV ... management #treatment #rheumatology