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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
injury (i.e. post ... inflammation as post-inflammatory ... will stop, but post-inflammatory ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
 •
Gestational Age - Differential ... lacerations • Post-partum ... Uterine rupture Fetal ... Complications: • Shoulder ... Complications #Pregnancy #Differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
(1 joint): • Septic ... reactive arthritis, gout ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Arthritis • Gout ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... management #neurology #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... cardiac valves (septic ... antibodies (APLS should ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential