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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Monoarthritis (>6 weeks) Can ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
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
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

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

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
crystals (gout) or calcium ... ANAs RF test should ... Screening Tests for Acute ... profile (e.g., calcium ... , and low back pain
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