OnlineMedEd: Intern Content - "Joint Pain"

Question 1

Review Dustyn’s organizer for joint pain.

Answer 1

•Monoarticular:

• Trauma
• Osteoarthritis

•Oligoarticular (1-3):

• Infectious (gonorrheal or Staph)
• Crystal (gout and non-gout)
• Seronegative (PAIR)

• Polyarticular (>3):

• Viruses (HCV, HIV, Rubella, EBV, Parvovirus, CMV)
• Seropositive: SLE, RA
• Seronegative: ANCA
• Syphilis
• Sarcoid
• Still’s disease
• Sepsis

Question 2

Describe Still’s disease of adulthood.

Answer 2

• Fever
• Salmon-colored bumpy rash
• Joint pain

Treat with steroids