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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... NO prior signs ... #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... hydroxyapatite) • Calcium oxalate ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... and Management ... deposition in joints ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Endoscopy - Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices 
What to Band?
 - Always find the varix that
Endoscopy - Management ... (white nipple sign ... on the lowest point ... place the band ... - Ask the nurses