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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
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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- Systemic disease ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Arthritis: - ... SLE - Behcet Disease ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic ... Arthritis on POCUS ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #ultrasound #MSK
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic ... Arthritis on POCUS ... hyperechoic stripe with posterior ... Osteomyelitis #Septic ... #msk #radiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... (1 joint): • Septic ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Gout/pseudogout ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... lower #extremity #msk
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... count in the CSF should
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Ankle Joint on POCUS ... found to have septic ... arthritis and osteomyelitis ... #Ankle #Joint #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... • Septic arthritis ... synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... ANAs RF test should
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... for brain and/or optic ... diagnosis #management #neurology