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Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... General #Joint #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... RA, Relapsing polychondritis ... lobe - Relapsing polychondritis ... fever, Relapsing polychondritis ... conditions #joint #pain
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
regurgitation - Pain ... IBD, Relapsing polychondritis
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
to opioids for pain ... Pain pathways by ... Pathways #Table #MSK
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Pleuritic Chest Pain ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
of patella then ask ... Positive sign: Pain ... Patellofemoral #msk
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Approach to Low Back Pain ... Algorithm - Non-MSK
Differential Diagnosis for Saddle Nose Deformities

Infectious: Syphilis, Leprosy, TB, Cutaneous Leishmaniosis, Septal abscess
Inflammatory: GCA (formerly Wegner’s),
Sarcoidosis, Relapsing polychondritis
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
• Back/Neck Pain ... • Neuropathic Pain ... root, worsens pain ... root, worsens pain ... Radiculopathy #MSK