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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Diagnosis Algorithm Polyarticular ... Join Pain • Viral ... Bursitis • Abscess ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Disorders #msk ... monoarticular #polyarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
): • Septic joint ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... Polyarticular (5 ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis ... AC joint septic ... septic arthritis ... #Septic #Arthritis ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... • How many joints ... axial (spine, shoulders ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
on POCUS Young ... found to have septic ... arthritis and osteomyelitis ... #ultrasound #msk ... infected #pus #abscess
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Framework Bone/Joint ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... • Gout/pseudogout ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... lower #extremity #msk
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic ... spondylitis - Sacroiliac joint ... of the affected joint ... ANAs RF test should ... • Sacroiliac joint
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Temporomandibular joint ... infections (caries, abscess ... should be considered ... Cervical spine arthritis ... artery aneurysm, Pott
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and