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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Spine” Fusion of Lumbar ... Spine and SI Joints ... with the skin disorder ... #Disorders #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Number of Joints ... for cell count, culture ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Biceps Tendon Rupture and Hematoma on Point or Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Anticoagulated guy bruises to arm and
and Hematoma on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #clinical #MSK ... #Sports
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Good to poor • Culture ... clot: poor • Culture ... Hemarthorosis- Large number ... analysis: • MSU ... diagnosis #septic #joint
Posterior Glenohumeral Joint Shoulder Injection 

Glenohumeral joint injection from posterior approach is easily learned. I do
Glenohumeral joint ... from posterior approach ... I do post GH approach ... #rheumatology #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Complete achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Patient with posterior ankle pain playing sports. Complete achilles tendon rupture.
achilles tendon rupture ... on POCUS Patient ... ankle pain playing sports ... #POCUS #Complete ... #clinical #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... • How many joints ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... #Arthritis #Joint ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
great toe pain-MTP joint ... luck with that approach ... POCUS revealed joint ... Gram stain neg (culture ... #ultrasound #MSK
Fig. 8.  Surface marking to guide needle insertion. In the paramedian sagittal (PS) oblique view,
probe's long and short ... needle insertion point ... for a midline approach ... PainManagement #POCUS