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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 ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... and Joint diseases ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis (RA) ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

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

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... bacterial), acute rheumatic ... , crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #msk #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Symmetrical: • RA ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Musculoskeletal: Joint ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Idiopathic • Meniscal ... Arthritis Notes ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... like rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs