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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... • Interstitial lung ... System Tender points ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Lung-Cardiac Point ... highlight selected differentials ... LungPoint #POCUS #clinical ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #mimics
Acute Chest Pain: a basic differential diagnosis to consider, and key points

#Chestpain; #STEMI; #NSTEMI; 

Image Source:
Acute Chest Pain ... : a basic differential ... diagnosis to consider ... , and key points ... #Chestpain;
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Pain Rash ... #pain #skin #rashes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Generally affects long ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
knees, shoulders Signs ... pain / swelling ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #rheumatology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... - Lung point ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... • Key point: If ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #diagnosis #arthritis