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Approach to Joint Pain

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

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... • De Winter syndrome ... V2 • Wellens sign ... of the leads l, aVL ... EKG #diagnosis #differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... infarct STEMI - J point ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... upsloping ST dep and ... Interpretation #differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... Gottron sign) ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... flexors, quadriceps, finger
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... : myalgia and muscle ... purpura: strong sign ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
that needs unique approach ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... joints for associated ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... Posterior #Injury #msk