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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarticular ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Causes
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
to glenoid -> Acute ... #Dislocation #Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #pathophysiology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Join Pain • Viral ... Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Causes
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... should have other symptoms ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Degenerative Disc Disease ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
diseases features ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Painful ... Demyelination • MS ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... lateral inguinal ligament ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Tendon • Ligament ... or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... Arthritis: • Acute ... #differential #diagnosis