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Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Non-articular: Localized ... General #Joint #Pain
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... lining) Poorly localized ... Deep - Less well-localized ... Complex regional pain ... Spinal injury #Pain
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
periumbilical pain ... → localized RLQ ... pain • McBurney
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
Clinical: • Localized ... pain (several months ... ) • Pain frequently
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... chronic abdominal pain ... Chronic Abdominal Pain ... weight loss • Pain ... Shingles Poorly Localized
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
orbital septum) -> Localized ... periorbital edema -> Pain ... extra-ocular movements -> Pain
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
presents with localized ... severe pain at ... similar location of pain ... osteochondral lesion: pain
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
worsening chest pain ... Has localized echogenic
Intrapericardial Hematoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Patient with worsening chest pain 1 week after discharge for
worsening chest pain ... Has localized echogenic
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute ... Abdominal Pain(< ... Salpingitis #Localized ... Acute #Abdominal #Pain