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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
acute/subacute/chronic ... are involved (monoarthritis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... Synovium • Monoarthritis ... Ossificans #Chronic ... #JointPain #Periarticular
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... Polyarticular (5 ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
between attacks • Chronic ... become persistent, polyarticular ... , bursitis) • Chronic ... • Plain films (chronic ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... glucocorticoids • Acute polyarticular ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology