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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... precipitates with calcium ... acute arthritic ... onset of swelling, pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... ), RA, crystal disease ... , you can also get ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs RF test should ... CRP level: (1) Can ... Screening Tests for Acute ... , and low back pain
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: • PAN ... tract: Abdominal pain ... arterial aneurysms can
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
acute onset of ... proximal muscle pain ... motion in the shoulders ... for giant cell arteritis ... normal and can
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Sensitivity to pain ... Oligoclonal bands are ... objective evidence of neurologic ... symptoms) • Acute
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 ... of Infectious Diseases