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Hydromorphone use for acute pain: Misconceptions, controversies, and risks. Motov et al
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29508897

Visual Abstract by David Cisewski,
use for acute pain ... pubmed/29508897 Visual ... Abstract by David ... Overview #Safety #Pharmacology ... VisualAbstract #Pain
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... • Viral Arthritis ... • Septic Arthritis ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
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 ... : - Pain occurs ... bacterial, fungal, or viral ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... or more joints Viral ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis # ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... to distal ulna, ... pain with wrist ... ED Management: Pain ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
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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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Loss of sensation distal ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Rheumatica • Pain ... with temporal arteritis ... Detectable HIV viral ... Diffuse muscle pain ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... • Acute = Viral ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
aura (usually visuals ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease