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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... warm, swollen, tender ... infection. ... #rheumatology #
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Rheumatoid Arthritis Tender ... painful, stiff joints ... metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... joints are the ... #Hands #Types #Rheumatology
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Corticosteroid Injection ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... Corticosteroid #Injection ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
Injection Radiocarpal ... wrist injection ... #Injection #clinical ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
Lateral Epicondylitis Corticosteroid Injection

Lateral epicondylitis injection. Easy. Find point of maximal tenderness on palpating and should
Corticosteroid Injection ... Find point of maximal ... extension of the wrist ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... Acute or chronic infections ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
find the most tender ... well below hip joint ... Deeper injection ... video #procedure #rheumatology ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Dorsal Foot Corticosteroid Injection

Uncommon dorsum of foot injection. Try to move fluid in tendon to see
Corticosteroid Injection ... dorsum of foot injection ... move fluid in tendon ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
swelling in weird joints ... (shoulders, wrists ... atypical locations: Wrist ... knees, fingers, wrist ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
ulnar deviates the wrist ... pollicis brevis tendons ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology # ... wrist