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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... diagnosis #msk # ... physicalexam
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
the lower limb ... peripheral motor neuron disorders ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Muscle Fasciculations on Physical Exam

81 year old patient. History of swallowing disorders, weight loss and muscle
of swallowing disorders ... Lower motor neuron ... of the anterior medullary ... Fasciculations #Twitching #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
joint destruction lower ... presentation with lower ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... neurodegenerative disorders ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology ... #posture #video
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
midbrain, pons, medulla ... Lower motor neuron ... may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... very different clinical
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... Case description ... pathology (i.e. lower ... other systemic disorders ... #mri #clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... (hypertension, lower