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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition. While chiefly thought of as a joint
Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory ... systemic nature of RA sees ... presenting with ↑ serum inflammatory ... #pathogenesis #inflammatory ... inflammation #joint #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Distinguishing between Inflammatory ... joint disease Inflammatory ... inflammation that seeps ... by movement #Inflammatory ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY ... Mnemonic SEECSY ... 4th-year-unza-medical #SEECSY
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Degenerative, Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Arthritis #Inflammatory ... #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
“normal” spine seems ... Abnormalities #Radiology #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
vs Non-Inflammatory ... Inflammatory vs. ... Non-inflammatory ... : • Inflammatory ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
spondylosis Systemic: Inflammatory ... #primarycare #msk
Winged Scapula on Physical Exam

Common things being common just standard scapular winging, but this is more
serratus ant... trap seems ... #orthopedics #msk