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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Noninflammatory • Bloody: Trauma ... neuropathy so trauma ... get bacterial seeding ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
AC joint showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... with overlying effusion ... Osteomyelitis #Septic #Arthritis ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #radiology
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
of pericardial effusion ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #trauma