<aside> 💡 Site - which joints? one or several? red/swollen? Onset - sudden (fracture), injury, alcohol (gout), joint infection if no apparent cause Character Radiation Alleviate/exacerbate - pain after exercise? stiff with inactivity? (OA) Timing - worse at night? (malignancy, ankylosing spondylosis) Extra symptoms - ulcer/rash (SLE)

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PMHx

• any injuries to the joint?
• tick bite?
• TB, RRF
• reactive arthritis - Hx STI

SHx:

• interfere with daily function?
• able to work?

FHx

• RA, gout, OA, haemochromatosis, spondyloarthritis, psoriasis, IBD

• joint itself vs surrounding structure

• inflammatory vs non-inflammatory (e.g. rheumatoid vs osteoarthritis)

• acute vs chronic