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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Erythematosus (SLE ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... monoarthritis #monoarticular ... #polyarticular
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... , symmetrical, polyarticular ... Myopathy (Also caused ... #MSK #Musculoskeletal ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
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 ... - SLE - Behcet ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #Monoarticular ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... Like in this case ... Polyarticular (5 ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK