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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #Infectious #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential
Talus Fracture on POCUS
Athlete with hard landing on one foot, pain and tenderness over dorsum of
landing on one foot ... , pain and tenderness ... to tibiotalar joint ... #ultrasound #MSK ... #ankle
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... blood vessels • Abscess ... #Vascular #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ossificans #Chronic #JointPain ... Intraarticular #MSK
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Inflammatory #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Purulent Ankle Joint ... fracture presents ... with ankle pain ... to have septic arthritis ... #Joint #POCUS #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
organ or nerve root ... both at rest and ... improves quickly with rest ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... • Arthritis • ... differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
palpates the meniscal joint ... the leg from the ankle ... /foot ... Pain, clicking, ... #physicalexam #msk