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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Kidney ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #Causes #Differential ... #Workup #Algorithm
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #msk
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
= definite RA Joint ... , +/- large joints ... ) - 5 points Serology ... Ab - 3 points Acute ... Classification #rheumatology
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach Knee ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... Janetbirdope #Medial #Knee ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... for workup, including ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... See inflammatory joint ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Knee Joint Injection

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Knee #Joint #Injection #clinical #video #rheumatology #procedure #msk
Knee Joint Injection ... Janetbirdope #Knee ... #Joint #Injection ... clinical #video #rheumatology ... #procedure #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Arthritis: • Acute ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #