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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Bacterial or viral infection ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
get bacterial seeding ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Malar rash • SLE ... #joint #pain #skin ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... within 1 month of infection ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... • SLE • Psoriatic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... Acute or chronic infections ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Knee Joint Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Knee #Joint #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Knee Joint Injection ... Janetbirdope #Knee #Joint ... #Injection #clinical ... #video #rheumatology ... #procedure #msk
Ankle Joint Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Ankle #Joint #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Ankle Joint Injection ... Janetbirdope #Ankle #Joint ... #Injection #clinical ... #video #rheumatology ... #procedure #msk
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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• Rheumatoid arthritis ... • SLE, Sjogren's ... disorders: • Chronic infections ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Corticosteroid Injection ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology