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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gout - Uric Acid Crystals ... “Pseudogout” - Calcium ... Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystals ... #msk #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... Crystal-induced ... arthritis: Calcium ... hydroxyapatite crystals ... necrosis, clotting disorders
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
polarized light microscopy ... intracellular urate crystals ... (gout) or calcium ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... • Serum and urine