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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... Infection • Endocarditis ... #JointPain #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 ... - DDX: - Infection ... Infectious Knee ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... infection. ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Acute or chronic infections ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... all patients for HIV ... , knees, wrists, ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
spine, shoulders, hips ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Viral Infections ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... Joint #pain #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... entrapment • Infections ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... to exclude are infections ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... Cryoglobulins • HIV
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... joints for associated ... Posterior #Injury #msk ... #clinical #video