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Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... ): • Septic joint ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... : ACS, Acute decompensated ... , Intra-abdominal ... poisoning, DKA, Fever, Sepsis ... Depression - VA Joint
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic ... of the affected joint ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... • Sacroiliac joint
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... erythematosus (ACLE ... : • Joint pain ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... muscle aches, joint ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
, diarrhea, or joint ... often paired with arthritis ... during attacks; arthritis ... fever, rashes, joint ... syndrome - chronic