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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... adductus, Bow leg ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... S1 (posterior leg ... Usually acute (< ... Commonly work related ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... injury to conus medullaris ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and #Acute ... signs #symptoms #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... Arthritis: • Acute ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial), acute ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam