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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... get bacterial seeding ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura 
Clinical:
 • Gingival 
 • Menorrhagia 
 • GI bleeding 
 • Intracranial
Menorrhagia • GI bleeding ... only for severe bleeding ... Splenectomy #ITP ... Diagnosis #Overview #Hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
involving small joints ... • synovitis; joint ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... joint. ... using ultrasound ... MTP joint. ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
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 ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... : - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
bites • IVIG infusion ... Causes: • MAHA: TTP ... Hemoglobinuria • S/p IV infusion ... Rhogam • S/p IV infusion ... classification #hematology
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion ... Evaluation on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... POCUS for ankle effusions ... the tibiotalar joint
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
Young rheumatology ... synovitis of the MCP joint ... with effusion on ... POCUS #Clinical #Joint ... #Effusion
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Findings: • Bleeding ... Findings: • Bleeding ... • TMA’s (HUS/TTP ... Schistocytes - MAHA: TTP ... treatment #management #hematology