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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Septic • ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Disorders #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 ... Differential diagnosis ... #Gouty #Arthritis
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #diagnosis #msk
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarticular • Gout ... ) • Gout • Psoriatic ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
): • Septic joint ... , gout or pseudogout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • Septic ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Inflammatory arthritis ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... #joint #fluid #
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
Anserine Bursitis - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... aspect of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #diagnosis #msk