21 results
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... neuropathy so trauma ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... #Differential # ... #Table #CriticalCare
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
narrowing the differential ... Here are my go-to ... POCUS #Algorithm #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Crashing ... #Diagnosis #Protocol
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Disruption • Trauma
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Bone/Joint Causes ... Immobilization) • Acute ... differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... the time course (acute ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Shock can be caused ... are similar. ... patients with trauma ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Shock #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... Arthritis: • Acute ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... porphyria (rare ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds