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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... (RA) - Inflammation ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... and Joint diseases ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
(RA) and many other ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... , crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
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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Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... - Juvenile RA ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... Differential diagnosis ... (RA, CPPD) - Can ... diffuse chondral disease
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... Arthritis of DIP ... polyarthritis (like RA ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs