Symptom To Diagnosis - Joint Pain Flashcards

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Monoarticular arthritis - Main categories:

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  1. Inflammatory –> Infectious and crystalline.

2. Non inflammatory.

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Polyarticular arthritis - Categories:

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  1. Inflammatory –> Rheumatologic, infectious.

2. Non inflammatory.

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Monoarticular arthritis - Inflammatory and infectious causes:

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  1. Gonococcal arthritis.
  2. Non gonococcal septic arthritis.
  3. Lyme disease.
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3 pivotal features in organizing the approach to joint pain.

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  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?
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