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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... the time course (acute ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Monoarthritis (>6 weeks) Can ... #Diagnosis #MSK
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... precipitates with calcium ... then deposit and can ... acute arthritic ... onset of swelling, pain
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
then deposit and can ... acute arthritic ... weird joints (shoulders ... onset of swelling, pain ... neck pain, fever
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
with severe left shoulder ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... rare. ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... Like in this case ... , you can also get ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
crystals (gout) or calcium ... ANAs RF test should ... CRP level: (1) Can ... Screening Tests for Acute ... , and low back pain
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... , cough, chest pain ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... anterior/posterior MSK
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases to exclude are ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: • PAN ... affects the skin, neurologic ... arterial aneurysms can
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sensitivity to pain ... Oligoclonal bands are ... objective evidence of neurologic ... symptoms) • Acute ... #management #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
manifestations including acute ... in whom history can ... a syndrome of pain ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis