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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Arthritis ... Crystal-induced arthritis ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal ... villonodular synovitis #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #arthritis
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #differential #diagnosis
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Idiopathic • Meniscal ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Medial Meniscus ... of the medial meniscus ... the displaced meniscal ... Differential diagnosis ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Meniscal tear grading. The schematic diagrams on the top depict meniscal tear grades with corresponding sagittal
Meniscal tear grading ... the top depict meniscal ... normal intact meniscus ... #Meniscal #tear ... #grading #diagnosis
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious Arthritis ... , Reactive Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
neuritis - Giant cell arteritis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... Tumor-associated arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... - Differential Diagnosis ... keeping the various arthritides ... #Arthritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Location
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
indicative of meniscal ... Compression #Test #meniscal ... #meniscus #Knee