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Bone and Joint Infections

AUTHOR:
Joseph Mort
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. List common pathogens and atypical pathogens that cause infectious arthritis.
  2. Identify synovial fluid aspiration as an essential element in the evaluation of a potentially infected joint and know cell count and differential results consistent with infectious arthritis.
  3. Identify pathogens causing prosthetic joint infections and appropriate management of these infections.
  4. Know the three mechanisms and common locations of osteomyelitis.
  5. Identify risk factors for foot osteomyelitis and understand the need for a broad empiric antibiotic regimen.
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > SPONDYLOARTHRITIS (SpA) > Reactive arthritis
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > BONE/JOINT INFECTIONS > Osteomyelitis
Chapter
AccessMedicine > Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 > Reactive Arthritis
Chapter
AccessMedicine > Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21e > Osteomyelitis
Case File
AccessMedicine > Graber and Wilbur’s Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, 5th Edition > Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Case 12.10 > Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Case 12.10
Section
AccessMedicine > The Infographic Guide to Medicine > Musculoskeletal System > Septic Arthritis
Section
AccessMedicine > The Infographic Guide to Medicine > Infectious Diseases > Osteomyelitis

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