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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Pain - Differential ... 4 tests for the ... AC joint: 1. ... #Pain #Differential ... #MSK
Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
both at rest and ... improves quickly with rest ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... • This case should ... Differential diagnosis
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
O'Brien's Test - Labral Tear

To perform O'Brien's Test point the thumb down and flex the shoulder
point the thumb ... If pain was present ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
should be obtained ... , and low back pain ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis