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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Polyarticular #Oligoarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
, gout or pseudogout ... biofilm-forming organisms Oligoarticular ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... Crystal Inflammatory Arthritis ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... #Comparison #rheumatology