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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... noninflammatory Signs ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
on POCUS Painful ... Double contour sign ... Diagnosis? ... #Metatarsal #POCUS ... #clinical #rheumatology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
heliotrope, shawl sign ... Associated Features: Diagnosis ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
Myeloma - punched out ... blade of grass sign ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... associated with rheumatologic ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... double contour sign ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... +Radiographic signs ... #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... be made, rule out ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
Myeloma - punched out ... blade of grass sign ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics