Symptom To Diagnosis - Joint Pain

Question 1

Monoarticular arthritis - Main categories:

Answer 1

1. Inflammatory –> Infectious and crystalline.

2. Non inflammatory.

Question 2

Polyarticular arthritis - Categories:

Answer 2

1. Inflammatory –> Rheumatologic, infectious.

2. Non inflammatory.

Question 3

Monoarticular arthritis - Inflammatory and infectious causes:

Answer 3

1. Gonococcal arthritis.
2. Non gonococcal septic arthritis.
3. Lyme disease.

Question 4

3 pivotal features in organizing the approach to joint pain.

Answer 4

1. Is the pain Articular or extra-articular?
2. Is a single joint involved or are multiple joints involved?
3. Finally, are the involved joints inflamed or not?