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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... See pathologic fractures ... #JointPain #VitaminCD ... #Mnemonic #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - Acute ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... #Vascular #JointPain ... #MSK #Differential
Finger Fracture on POCUS 

50yo female presents with 5th finger pain after her dog pulled on
Finger Fracture ... pain after her ... Resolution: Splint fracture ... x-ray. 1 hr later, fracture ... #Finger #Fracture
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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- Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Intra-articulation fracture ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
-60 minutes or longer ... Arthritis: • Acute ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Positive Posterior Drawer Test in Total Knee Arthroplasty 

73 yo M with hx of L TKA
in Total Knee Arthroplasty ... Pain. ... Intra-op: Fractured ... Liner revision only ... #TKA #MSK #physicalexam