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Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Dislocation - ED Management ... dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... glenoid) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
involving small joints ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... • synovitis; joint ... tenderness • joint ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... blood cultures should ... an accessible joint ... oligoarthritis • Distal joints ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... of Prosthetic Joint ... decision-making - Should ... relapsed infection should ... PJI #Prosthetic #Joint
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... bacilli to bone/joints ... damage - CXR should ... smear microscopy Management ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
swelling in weird joints ... (shoulders, wrists ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... joints Think ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... weight-bearing joints ... Number of Joints ... late prosthetic joint
Shoulder Radiograph AP View Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
Normal Measurements:
 • Acromioclavicular Joint 5-8mm
 • Coracoclavicular Distance
Shoulder Radiograph ... Acromioclavicular Joint ... • Glenohumeral Joint ... drdevradiology #Shoulder
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... affecting the small joints ... Joint involvement ... space decr joint
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... tests for the AC joint ... Cross-arm shoulder ... Resisted shoulder ... pronation) #Chronic #Shoulder