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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory ... Still's Disease, Inflammatory ... Crystal Arthropathy: Gout ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... mass and NO prior signs ... diagnosis: • Inflammatory ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... • Psoriatic ( ... Arthritis #Inflammatory ... #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystalline - Gout ... Molecular Mimicry” • Psoriatic ... skin disorder psoriasis ... (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... , gout or pseudogout ... Chronic = RA, SLE, psoriatic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... and can activate inflammatory ... arthritis, characterized ... Arthritis: Resembles ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
neck deformity Psoriatic ... Polyarticular gout ... Sarcoidosis • Psoriatic ... hand #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #inflammatory
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
leads to an acute inflammatory ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Psoriatic Arthritis: Complications

 • Ocular - Inflammation of middle layer of the eye (the uvea, which
Psoriatic Arthritis ... Valvular disease - Inflammatory ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs