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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... Infectious joint pain ... inflammatory joint pain ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Constant Pain ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... pseudogout • Trauma ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... History of blunt trauma ... lower #extremity #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine • Trauma ... • Neuropathic pain ... lancinating, burning pain ... • Pain/sensory disturbance ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... Extremity Dysfunction (pain ... level of iniury, pain ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... signs #symptoms #msk
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
radiographic findings Trauma ... capsule or bone -> Pain ... signs #symptoms #msk
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
patient with wrist pain ... after any trauma ... fracture #radiology #msk
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... - Meningitis Trauma ... - Post-Trauma, ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... arthritis: - Pain ... Previous joint trauma ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint Pain ... Noninflammatory Pain ... at night Pain ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK