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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... oxalate Infectious Arthritis ... trauma (e.g., meniscal
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis ... Crystal-induced arthritis ... Inflammatory arthritis ... , reactive arthritis ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal
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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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Medial Meniscus ... of the medial meniscus ... displacement of the meniscal ... the displaced meniscal ... of the vascular meniscal
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Idiopathic • Meniscal ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Onycholysis - Psoriatic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... Tumor-associated arthritis ... , Takayasu's arteritis
Meniscal tear grading. The schematic diagrams on the top depict meniscal tear grades with corresponding sagittal
Meniscal tear grading ... the top depict meniscal ... normal intact meniscus ... surface of the meniscus ... #Meniscal #tear
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis ... Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Infectious Arthritis ... IBD-Associated Arthritis ... , Reactive Arthritis
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
indicative of meniscal ... Compression #Test #meniscal ... #meniscus #Knee
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... keeping the various arthritides ... drcyncity #Hand #Arthritides ... #Arthritis #Differential