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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 ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... Scleroderma • Amyloidosis ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #joint #pain #skin
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... - SLE Neurologic ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
a rare chronic ... inflammatory disorder ... lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... osteoarticular and skin disease
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 ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... the extent of disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... wasting Bone/Joint ... Carpal tunnel syndrome
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Autoimmune / Inflammatory ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... Candidiasis Inflammatory ... arthritis - Inflammatory ... Effusions: - Hematologic
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Band Friction Syndrome ... anterolateral knee pain ... • Chronic inflammatory ... • Findings of chronic ... disease: -