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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Gout (Podagra ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Crystalline - Gout ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... monoarthritis #monoarticular
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk ... #rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... 1) 2+ flares/year ... 2) Gouty tophi ... #diagnosis #management ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Myopathy #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... Monoarticular #Monoarthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Joints Involved: Monoarticular ... reactive arthritis, gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
- MSK Radiology ... Partial undersurface tear ... heterogeneity & possible tear ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... This is generally monoarticular ... specificity of tear ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk