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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory Joint ... accumulation in the synovial ... triggers a mild synovial ... fluid into the synovial ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition. While chiefly thought of as a joint
thought of as a joint ... the MCP & PIP joints ... intriguing was the role synovial ... unique subtypes of synovial ... #msk #arthritis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Lumbar Spine and SI Joints ... Inflammation of Synovium ... @AmyChung #Joint ... #Disorders #msk
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... • Charcot Joint ... Chondromalacia - Joint ... Capsulitis - Synovium ... Intraarticular #MSK
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
Baker's Cyst. synovial ... outpouching from joint ... intraarticular joint ... knee #clinical #msk
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... granuloma - Synovial ... Hemophilia - Synovium ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
intra-capsular but extra synovial ... surrounding the elbow joint ... displaced it indicates joint ... of blood in the joint ... clinical #radiology #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... and WBC >2000 in synovial ... • How many joints ... #Arthritis #Joint ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK ... • Usually NOT joint ... • Synovial sarcoma ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of synovial ... Viscosity of synovial ... unlikely with synovial ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Syonvial #Fluid