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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... and WBC >2000 in synovial ... fluid • What ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #Monoarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... Crystal Arthritis: Monarticular ... Fluid: • WBCs ... : Synovial Fluid ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... and culture of synovial ... fluidGout or ... , and low back pain ... #Rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... Fluid: • WBCs ... concomitant infection ... #Rheumatology #