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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Clinical Exam: hot, swollen ... disease, viral arthritis ... Atraumatic, hot, swollen ... with migratory arthritis
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... 66M w painful, swollen ... UAB_Sono #Septic #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
stiffness, warm, swollen ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
illness/fatigue - Swollen ... to Years): - Arthritis ... Polyneuropathy • Arthritis
Trigger Finger on Physical Exam

This is called the "trigger finger" or tendonitis of the finger flexors.
tendon is very swollen ... needs to force the swollen ... with rheumatoid arthritis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
red -> Warm Red Swollen ... in Rheumatoid arthritis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
neuritis - Giant cell arteritis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Onycholysis - Psoriatic arthritis ... Pitting - Psoriatic arthritis ... Tumor-associated arthritis
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
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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Spondylitis, Takayasu Arteritis ... Salmonella), Giant Cell Arteritis ... , Takayasu Arteritis ... , Psoriatic Arthritis