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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial), acute ... Like in this case ... • Acute = Viral ... approach #workup #differential
Intern Pocket Cards - Increasing Levels of Care

 • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
 • Intermediate Care/Step-Down
• Intensive Care ... • Long-Term Acute ... Care (LTAC) • ... Facility (SNF) • Acute ... Discharge #table #internship
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... Joint involvement ... manifestations are ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... reactants are also
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
in the Hands Acute ... in acute disease ... seen in the acute ... are less common ... Acute inflammation
Rachitic Rosary of Rickets on Physical Exam

Bead-like prominences of bone are seen at the costochondral joints.
prominences of bone are ... costochondral joints ... costochondral joint ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Oligoarticular (1-4 joints ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Fracture, Infectious joint ... See inflammatory joint ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... #Orthopedics #differential
ABCs of Lung Ultrasound - POCUS

Pitt Internal Medicine Point of Care Ultrasound @PittIMPOCUS

.mp4 Hi-Res Version Here:
Internal Medicine Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... profiles-ultrasound-differential-pocus-lung
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Polyarticular Join ... Articular - Acute ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... the time course (acute ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... asymmetric pattern Acute ... #pain #Differential