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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... PMN, Crystals, Bacteria ... crystals), Gout (negatively ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Patterns of Pain In and Around the Joints

#Diagnosis #Arthritis #Arthritides #Patterns #Pain #Comparison #Table
Patterns of Pain ... and Around the Joints ... #Diagnosis #Arthritis ... #Pain #Comparison ... #Table
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Fever • Bacterial ... Inflammation of ear ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
by Pathogen and Joint ... Involvement #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria ... #Table
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... aureus • Gram-negative ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... infections related to bacterial ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Rheumatica • Pain ... weakness • Elevated ESR ... with temporal arteritis ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... Diagnosis Framework ... externa - Caused by bacterial ... Temporomandibular joint ... #diagnosis