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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Crystal induced (Gout ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Tibial tuberosity pain ... DOES NOT OSD in all ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee ... #msk
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... onset of swelling, pain ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
• The anterior ... present with chronic pain ... #degeneration #knee ... #clinical #mri ... #msk
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Moderate orbital pain ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... : ON- focal, anterior ... ON: should be considered ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... swelling, significant pain ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #treatment #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proximal muscles of shoulder ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... purpura, joint & gut ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology