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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... diagnosis #msk # ... physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... proximal muscle pain ... for giant cell arteritis ... normal and can help ... differentiate PMR
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
may have only pain ... you may not be able ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #clinical #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #rheumatology