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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... within 1 month of infection ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Disorders #msk
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 ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Pre and Post-Reduction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Using #POCUS to identify an
Anterior Shoulder ... on Point of Care ... identify an anterior shoulder ... intra-articular lidocaine injection ... Ultrasound #Cinical #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... axial (spine, shoulders ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Viral Infections ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... exam and imaging Treatment ... corticosteroid injections ... #diagnosis #management
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... intraarticular injection ... Orthopedics #Sports #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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... - DDX: - Infection ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Behcet Disease Post-Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis ... with severe left shoulder ... septic arthritis ... #Septic #Arthritis ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
swelling in weird joints ... (shoulders, wrists ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Diagnose concomitant infection
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... • This case should