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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ), RA, crystal disease ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Like in this case ... #rheumatology #
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Infectious ... Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... : Systemic Lupus ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... parvovirus B19 infection ... parvovirus B19 infection ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Framework Non-Infectious ... GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... rare), Idiopathic Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Bacterial or viral infection ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Diagnosis • Infection ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... . autoimmune): Lupus ... , Rheumatoid arthritis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Genitourinary Infection ... Oligoarticular (1-4 joints ... • Systemic Lupus ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... → Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology