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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 ... diffuse chondral disease ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... dysplasia and slipped capital ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... onset of swelling, pain ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... , gout or pseudogout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #msk #physicalexam
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
hot, swollen, pain ... osteoarthritis, gout ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... unable to rule out
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis