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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... • Bacterial or viral ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis ... GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... RD), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
- Differential ... • Viral Arthritis ... • Septic Arthritis ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis # ... Joint #pain #Differential
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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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Management Summary ... hot, swollen, pain ... arthritis Workup ... with migratory arthritis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... syndrome • Arthritis ... Poikilothermia • Septic arthritis ... lower #extremity #msk
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
arthritis if missed ... pain with wrist ... : Pain control, ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Mastoiditis • Viral ... process Temporal arteritis ... Cervical spine arthritis ... Cricoarytenoid arthritis