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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... noninflammatory Signs ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... nodules, joint effusions ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Diagnosis? ... showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... #rheumatology