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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... monoarthritis #monoarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... (spine, shoulders ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #Monoarticular
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... • This case should ... THE X-RAY! ... anywhere with atypical ... #msk #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... : Monarticular ... with CPPD: OA in atypical ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
dysplasia and slipped capital ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs RF test should ... #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
weird joints (shoulders ... Monoarticular ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... culture used to diagnose ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Debate if this should ... fluid leaking out ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc