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Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
- Differential ... prior to my first MSK ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Location #MSK ... #Radiology #Map
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... after cross-arm test ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... ACL-deficient Knee ... and a chronic ACL ... Shift #PivotShift #test ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Lachman test in ... ACL-deficient Knee ... and a chronic ACL ... #Lachmans #test ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... Regurgitation #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
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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- Differential ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... infection Infection (Chronic ... Usually involves the knee ... , psoriatic arthritis ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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- Rheumatoid arthritis ... - Giant cell arteritis ... Infectious - Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonology #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... cell tumor • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #