6 results
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Polyarticular (5 ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarticular • Gout ... red Macules) POLYARTICULAR ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Crystalline - Gout ... #Disorders #msk ... monoarticular #polyarticular
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology # ... labeled
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
luck with that approach ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #ultrasound #MSK