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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... , crystalline disease ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... Joint Disease ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis ... • Inflammatory ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... , Scleroderma, Amyloidosis ... surgery - VA Joint
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Malignant • Amyloidosis ... myelofibrosis) Inflammatory ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... diseases features ... • Rate of inflammatory ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Scleroderma • Amyloidosis ... #dermatology #joint ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
(AA) → Chronic Inflammatory ... the extent of disease ... wasting Bone/Joint ... Protein: Chronic Inflammatory ... • Circulating inflammatory
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... differentiated: • Inflammatory ... and many other inflammatory ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis