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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Disorders #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD ... #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... disease states Pathophysiology ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis • SLE ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... disorders (e.g. thyroid ... Arthritis: • Joint ... #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... synovial fluid • Gout ... • Systemic lupus ... exclude myositis • Thyroid ... #testing #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
VASCULITIS: • Polyarteritis ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... such as systemic lupus ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... VESSEL VASCULITIS: Polyarteritis ... vesicular eruption • Joints ... Palpable purpura, joint ... #Rheumatology