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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... B19 • HIV • Hepatitis ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Jaundice - Hepatitis ... • Bloody or ... #Extrarticular ... #conditions #joint ... #pain #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... biofilm-forming organisms Oligoarticular ... parvovirus, HIV, hepatitis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... : • Blood cultures ... , and low back pain ... ) • Hepatitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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vesicular eruption - Joints ... pulses, bruis, or blood ... Large Vessel: Blood ... Lab Tests: • CBC ... #classification