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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
dihydrate • Basic calcium ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... #Diseases #ILD
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
trauma (> 65 years old ... onset of swelling, pain ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... neck pain, fever
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... : • Joint pain ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... with Lupus: • Chronic