Symptom To Diagnosis - Joint Pain Flashcards
1
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Monoarticular arthritis - Main categories:
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- Inflammatory –> Infectious and crystalline.
2. Non inflammatory.
2
Q
Polyarticular arthritis - Categories:
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- Inflammatory –> Rheumatologic, infectious.
2. Non inflammatory.
3
Q
Monoarticular arthritis - Inflammatory and infectious causes:
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- Gonococcal arthritis.
- Non gonococcal septic arthritis.
- Lyme disease.
4
Q
3 pivotal features in organizing the approach to joint pain.
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- Is the pain Articular or extra-articular?
- Is a single joint involved or are multiple joints involved?
- Finally, are the involved joints inflamed or not?