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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... • This case should ... • Gout can present ... Gout is relatively ... DrvonBorstel #Gout
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Based Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Rule ... out surgical abdomen ... /hard abdomen, guarding ... #Algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Burning, shooting, gnawing ... • Spinal ... Pain #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Must rule out ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... need to be ruled out ... #management #neurology
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... AND at least 2 out ... in space in the spinal ... Multiple #Sclerosis #MS ... #neurology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... enzymes to rule out ... have been ruled out ... liver biopsy or MRI
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Debate if this should ... fluid leaking out ... #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
(spine, shoulders ... Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #MSK #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis • Gout ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam