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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... with the skin disorder ... should have other symptoms ... #msk #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... osteopetrosis, avascular ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... blade of grass sign ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... Differential diagnosis ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... elbows/wrists and knees ... and Symptoms: ... myositis overlap • Vascular ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Rheumatoid nodules, Vascular ... #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk