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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Disorders #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis ... pain. ... joint septic arthritis ... #Septic #Arthritis ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Polyarticular Join ... Pain • Viral ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ): • Septic joint ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Pain - Differential ... tests for the AC joint ... #Pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
cause of anterior shoulder ... Usually anterior shoulder ... Differential diagnosis ... #Ligament #shoulder ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Monoarticular • Gout ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
women > men), the glenohumeral ... pain: Diffuse throughout ... pain • Incr Shoulder ... painShoulder ... stages #staging #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK