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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... motion (relieved by rest ... tend to bear the
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
together) • Joint ... closer to the joints ... ) • Joint Subluxations ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... The test is ... medial or lateral joint ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... AC joint: 1. ... after cross-arm test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
painful, stiff joints ... interphalangeal joints ... interphalangeal joints ... deformities of long-standing ... Joint involvement
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary benign bone tumor - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 
 • Soft
together) • Joint ... closer to the joints ... ) • Joint Subluxations ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... 30 degrees, and point ... Supraspinatus #Tear
Point of Care Ultrasound Fluid Resuscitation Guide (using IVC and lung ultrasound)

Source Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26475100

#IVFluid #Resuscitation #Algorithm
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (using IVC and lung ... Resuscitation #Algorithm ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Lung
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... • Fatigue Joint ... categories of joint ... e.g., meniscal tears
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Localized, General #Joint ... Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm