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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... formation, systemic autoimmune ... should have other symptoms ... @AmyChung #Joint
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... of flexion • Xray ... patellofemoral joint ... #msk
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... • synovitis; joint ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... (erosions, joint ... #diagnosis #management
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
in the US: Autoimmune ... adrenoleukodystrophy, check point ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... 60-90%), Muscle/joint ... diseases, check point
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... Finger deformity caused ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Bone/Joint ... onset - Intense joint ... Inability to move the joint ... lower #extremity #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... THE X-RAY! ... appearance, usually joint
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk