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7 Ways to Diagnose Arthritis

Aug 11, 2022 6:48 pm

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This is part 1 of a 2 part slide series on how to make a MSK diagnosis 7 ways;

  1. Identify “Red Flag” conditions (acute monarticular)

  2. Arthritis by the Numbers (Most Common Stuff 1st )

  3. Most Joint Pain is not from the Joint  (AKA think like a rheumatologist)

  4. Fibromyalgia first!

  5. MSK Exam Clues

  6. Pattern Recognition & the Diagnostic “Hook”

  7. Lab SPECIFICITY

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