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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
(Ischemia) - ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
inflammatory bowel disease ... : UC and CD • infection ... (e.g. pseudomembranous ... colitis) • bowel ischemia ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... • Iliotibial band ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
), compartment syndrome ... ED Management: Pain ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential ... Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... , Iliotiibial Band ... Intraarticular #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
), compartment syndrome ... ED Management: Pain ... DC with orthopedic ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
syndrome, ARVC) ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #cardiology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... polychondritis, GPA • Ischemic ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
upsloping ST dep and ... -4 can have no pain ... triple vessel disease ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential