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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... case should be diagnosed ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... Inclusion Body Myositis ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Necrotizing Autoimmune Myositis ... Inclusion Body Myositis ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Diagnosis: • ... tested and if negative ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Relative - Normal ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Causes #Hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
culture used to diagnose ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
Myositis Ossificans ... scan performed-negative ... What is diagnosis ... POCUS #muscle #msk ... #clinical #ultrasound
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
Myositis Ossificans ... scan performed-negative ... What is diagnosis ... POCUS #muscle #msk ... #clinical #ultrasound
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... Stabbing) - Negative ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs