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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... Monoarthritis (>6 weeks) Can ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Empty Can (Jobe) Test

Position: Flex shoulder to 90 degrees in the scapular plane. Internally rotate the
that the thumbs are ... patient experiences pain ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
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 ... #rheumatology #
Full Can Test for Supraspinatus Injury on Shoulder Exam

The patient's arms are elevated to 90 degrees
patient's arms are ... positive if there is pain ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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
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 ... neck pain, fever ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Scapular winging on Physical Exam - Bilateral trapezius palsy with lateral scapular displacement.

A young man with
shoulder pain after ... winged #scapula #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... trapezius #palsy #neurology ... #msk
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
proximal muscles of shoulder ... Polyarteritis Nodosa: • PAN ... tract: Abdominal pain ... arterial aneurysms can ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
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 ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... disseminated) can ... Meningitis, septic arthritis