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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... or postpyloric feeding ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... ketamine infusion
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
inflammatory) • joint pain ... nodules, joint effusions ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... neuropathy so trauma ... get bacterial seeding ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... 8, Responds to pain ... #Pediatrics #Trauma ... Survey #CABCDE #management
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
fever to 102F and pain ... An ultrasound over ... best choice for management ... Elbow #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Ortho
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... swelling, significant pain ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #treatment #rheumatology