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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
WBC <2k: Noninflammatory ... lower limbs) • WBC ... presentation with lower WBC ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... • Charcot Joint ... • Pathologic ... Periarticular #Intraarticular ... #MSK #Differential
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #Medial #Knee #Intraarticular ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... maturation #tree #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Progenitor ... #Cells #WBC #pathology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
findings Skeletal Pathology ... Degeneration of the hip joints ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... categories of joint ... Enthesitis: • Site of pathology ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Viscosity: Low • WBC ... : Variable • WBC ... analysis: • MSU ... membrane histo-anthology ... diagnosis #septic #joint
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee IA steroid injection. Hint - the fat pads below
medial and lateral joint ... Lateral #Knee #Intraarticular ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Injection of medial knee with intra-articular steroid. Find the inferior part
Feel joint line ... towards middle of joint ... #Medial #Knee #Intraarticular ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee injection with knee flexed. Aim towards the center of
the center of joint ... Lateral #Knee #Intraarticular ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology