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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Internal derangement/Avascular ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Disruptions in vascular ... lesions • Severe pain ... blood test • Serology ... • Abdominal ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulse deficits vascular ... affects the skin, neurologic ... tract: Abdominal pain ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
tract, and often causes ... and bullous or vesicular ... • Cogan Syndrome ... , testes -> pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... 150 published cases ... paresthesia, abdominal pain ... IVIg) • Limit vascular ... timeline #treatment #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... proximal muscle pain ... no weakness or muscular ... universally used, ultrasound ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
may have only pain ... complemented with ultrasound ... Ultrasound can show ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... swelling, significant pain ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology