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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

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

Young male with MMA injury
with increased pain ... scan performed-negative ... What is diagnosis ... POCUS #muscle #msk ... #clinical #ultrasound
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Arthritis • Gout ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
onset of swelling, pain ... swelling, significant pain ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... be made, rule out ... Stabbing) - Negative ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... or without back pain ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Diagnosis: • ... tested and if negative
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... swelling, significant pain ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... not possible • Ultrasound ... #treatment #rheumatology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... or GVHD (leaky gut ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Clinical Features ... : • A clinical ... out other causes ... affected areas and if negative ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology