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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... bacilli to bone/joints ... smear microscopy Management ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... Joint involvement ... space decr joint ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
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 ... Radiology #Clinical #Pathophysiology
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Inflammation of joints ... commonly large joints ... Oligoarthritis: Joint ... pain in a few joints ... ReactiveArthritis #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... weight-bearing joints ... Number of Joints ... ): • Septic joint
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Focal limb or joint ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... Swelling stimulates joint ... • Moving the joint ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
= definite RA Joint ... 2-10 large joints ... , +/- large joints ... points >10 joints ... least 1 small joint
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Stimulation of joint ... loading / use of joint ... Disruption of normal joint ... movement of the joint ... Osteoarthritis #OA #pathophysiology
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... Interphalangeal joint ... • PIP joints are ... tendon) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management