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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Polyarticular Join ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... • Primary HIV Infection
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Involved: Monoarticular ... Septic joint (bacterial ... infection. ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... , Septic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... within 1 month of infection ... Disorders #msk #Differential ... monoarthritis #monoarticular
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
arthritis; however ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Monoarticular
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... - DDX: - Infection ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Effusions: - Hematologic