5 results
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... monoarticular #polyarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... induced (Gout/Pseudogout ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... arthritis, gout or pseudogout ... Polyarticular (5 ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Podagra, Tophi) • Pseudogout ... red Macules) POLYARTICULAR ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... or to guide aspiration ... Ankle block with ... In-plane aspiration ... POCUS #ultrasound #MSK