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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... injury, we are ... complete rupture and ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... collateral #ligament #msk
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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... Arthritis: • Acute ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Sacroiliac Distraction Test

The examiner applies downward and lateral pressure to the bilateral ASIS , the effect
Sacroiliac Distraction Test ... applies downward and ... injury dysfunction ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #hip #msk #sports
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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... spine, shoulders, hips ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
for Sacroiliac Joint ... Injury The patient ... stabilizes the pelvis and ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Immobilization) • Acute ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... for Acute Polyarthritis ... : HIV test, a rubella ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... or diagnostic tests ... Join the resistance ... peritonitis - Acute