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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Joint #pain #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... : • Acute or chronic ... Previous joint trauma ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Noninflammatory • Bloody: Trauma ... neuropathy so trauma ... Like in this case ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
presents with an acute ... • Associated symptoms ... for giant cell arteritis ... normal and can help differentiate ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology