Approaching Joint Pain

Clinical reasoning and examination

Video course

by Cathy Patricia Lee Ching, MD

Joint pain often leads patients to primary care and emergency settings due to the global shortage of rheumatologists. This course helps bridge the gap by providing essential tips from a rheumatologist, covering topics such as joint examination, distinguishing between pain originating in the joint versus mimics, and effective management of arthritis. Start today and help thousands of patients with joint pain to experience relief!

2h 24m

5 Quizzes

3 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Examine a joint properly.
Recognize true joint pain versus mimickers.
Differentiate inflammatory from mechanical joint pain.
Narrow down a differential diagnosis of inflammatory joint pain.
Manage patients with mechanical joint pain.
Prescribe steroids.

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Chapter 1

Musculoskeletal evaluation basics

Perfect your joint examination and history-taking skills, so that you can develop a clearer picture of the etiology of the joint pain.

4 lessons

18m

Musculoskeletal evaluation basics intro

Reviewing the anatomy of a joint

Obtaining a comprehensive history

Performing a thorough examination of the joints

Musculoskeletal evaluation basics quiz

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Chapter 2

Recognizing joint pain mimickers

Don’t be fooled. Learn how to differentiate pain that originates in the joint from pain that is derived from nearby structures or sources.

6 lessons

27m

Recognizing joint pain mimickers intro

Diagnosing bursitis

Diagnosing neuropathies

Diagnosing radiculopathies

Identifying tendinopathies

Identifying other joint pain mimickers

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Chapter 3

Recognizing non-inflammatory joint pain

Master the different etiologies of non-inflammatory or mechanical joint pain and how to diagnose them with confidence.

4 lessons

16m

Recognizing non-inflammatory joint pain intro

Diagnosing osteoarthritis

Differentiating fibromyalgia from other rheumatic conditions

Ordering diagnostic tests for non-inflammatory joint pain

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Chapter 4

Recognizing inflammatory joint pain

Gain a deeper understanding of the most common types of arthritides and inflammatory causes of joint pain.

10 lessons

57m

Recognizing inflammatory joint pain intro

Classifying inflammatory joint pain

Ruling out crystal arthropathies

Suspecting rheumatoid arthritis

Suspecting spondyloarthritis

Identifying lupus and related connective tissue diseases

Suspecting polymyalgia rheumatica

Ordering diagnostic tests for inflammatory joint pain

Performing a joint aspiration

Appreciating anatomical landmarks

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Chapter 5

Managing joint pain

This chapter covers treatment, from topical and systemic analgesics to local injections, candidacy for surgical options, and recognizing the need for further referral.

9 lessons

28m

Managing joint pain intro

Controlling joint pain

Considering local steroid injections

Prescribing systemic steroids

Treating non-inflammatory versus inflammatory joint pain

Treating and preventing gout

Managing polymyalgia rheumatica

Recognizing possible surgical cases

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Teachers of this course

Cathy Patricia Lee Ching, MD

Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program; Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi

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Nora Drenaline

Clinical reasoning and examination

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 3 CME credits.

CME accredited

All our courses and workshops are fully CME accredited. We provide USA AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Pro members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Want to transfer these credits to your national system? No problem.

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Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
Highly commended by the British Medical Association
Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
Internationally accredited
CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
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Used by residency programs and universities around the world to train their clinicians and students.
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Musculoskeletal evaluation basics

Recognizing joint pain mimickers

Recognizing non-inflammatory joint pain

Recognizing inflammatory joint pain

Managing joint pain

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners