74 results
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
with possible symptoms ... patellofemoral joint ... Patellofemoral #Syndrome #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial), acute ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Stimulation of joint ... loading / use of joint ... Osteoarthritis #OA #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... Joint involvement ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... should have other symptoms ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
of the shoulder joint ... to glenoid -> Acute ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #pathophysiology
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... See inflammatory joint ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... the time course (acute ... constitutional symptoms ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK