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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... warm, swollen, tender ... patient had a prosthetic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... pain in a few joints ... Inflammation of tendons ... Enthesitis: Commonly Achilles ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... Giant Cell Tumor Tendon ... #Gouty #Arthritis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... Musculoskeletal System Tender ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
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

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Ruptured Achilles Tendon on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Case of the Week! 30 yo M presented
Ruptured Achilles ... Tendon on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... presented with R calf pain ... Complete #Tear #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Gout/pseudogout ... - Fever/chills ... differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk