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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Diagnosis • Seronegative ... Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... Disease: Systemic Lupus ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... Disease (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... Systemic lupus ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... with Systemic Lupus ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Overview: chronic, inflammatory ... ) • joint pain ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
osteophytes Rheumatoid ... Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... inflammatory
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint Pain ... rheumaticum • Rheumatic ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
differentiated: • Inflammatory ... in persons with rheumatoid ... and many other inflammatory ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis