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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... See inflammatory joint ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... Finger deformity caused ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... or if a primary hematologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Algorithm and Causes ... Anemia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Causes #Workup ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes