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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... categories of joint ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ): • Septic joint ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... spine, shoulders, hips ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... - Septic Arthritis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... : - Reactive arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... an accessible joint ... effusion • Laboratory ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
Ultrasound Young rheumatology ... synovitis of the MCP joint ... Synovitis #Metacarpal #MSK ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Joint
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... spondylitis - Sacroiliac joint ... of the affected joint ... : HIV test, a rubella ... • Sacroiliac joint
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... • Nonerosive arthritis