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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus, OA ... or pseudogout, OA ... • Non-bloody: OA ... that patient had ... gonorrhea, Lyme, OA
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
Osteoarthritis (OA ... features - Joint ... surrounding the joint ... Osteoarthritis #OA ... diagnosis #findings #Clinical
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Osteoarthritis (OA ... ): Clinical findings ... Stimulation of joint ... loading / use of joint ... Osteoarthritis #OA
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... of Lumbar Spine and ... Osteoarthritis (OA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 4 tests for the ... AC joint: 1. ... after cross-arm test ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
tissue swelling (best ... together) • Joint ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Clinical
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
arthritis of the hand ... MCP and PIP joints ... DIP + 1st CMC = OA ... Entities Mimicking Hand ... Arthritis #patterns #hand
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
between Inflammatory and ... nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... Blood carries heat and ... motion (relieved by rest ... affects the knee hip and
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary benign bone tumor - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 
 • Soft
tissue swelling (best ... together) • Joint ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized ... ShoulderXRay #Radiology #Clinical
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff Leak Test ... A new joint practice ... the basis of the algorithm ... CriticalCare #CuffLeak #Test ... LaryngealEdema #Extubation #Algorithm