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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Infectious #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Autoimmune - See inflammatory ... Osteoporosis #Acute #JointPain ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
differentiated: • Inflammatory ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Primary ... leukemia) • Inflammatory ... #Differential # ... #primarycare #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammatory ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back Pain ... - Differential ... spondylosis Systemic: Inflammatory ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #primarycare #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... #JointDisease #JointPain ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis