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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Chronicity: • Acute ... Like in this case ... , you can also get ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... tuberculosis) • Fungi, secondary ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
pain. ... Scan over AC joint ... arthritis rare. ... arthritis can be ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... blood cultures should ... suspected DGl who have an ... accessible joint ... afebrile • Acute
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Primary and Secondary ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy - Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #management #neurology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
ear lobes Secondary ... Temporomandibular joint ... Cranial nerve IX can ... should be considered ... aneurysms • Other rare
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
then deposit and can ... acute arthritic ... (shoulders, wrists ... neck pain, fever ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
antibodies, which are ... ANAs RF test should ... CRP level: (1) Can ... Screening Tests for Acute ... , and low back pain
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 ... -Gumma are ulcerating ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proximal muscles of shoulder ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: • PAN ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Palpable purpura, joint ... arterial aneurysms can