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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Ligament • Bone • Muscle ... -60 minutes or longer ... Acute or chronic infections ... to bacterial, fungal ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... onset of swelling, pain ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... muscle weakness ... tract: Abdominal pain ... involvement, abdominal pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... double contour sign ... +Radiographic signs ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
muscle weakness ... episcleritis as well as inner ... to exclude are infections ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... fever, chills, muscle ... aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology