400:. When attempting to establish the cause of the arthralgia, the emphasis is on the interview. The patient is asked questions intended to narrow the number of potential causes. Given the varied nature of these possible causes, some questions may seem irrelevant. For example, the patient may be asked about
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for immune system dysfunction, antibiotics when an infection is the cause, and discontinuing medication when an allergic reaction is the cause. When treating the primary cause, pain management may still play a role in treatment.
606:(BLA) for Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant (GARDASIL), to include arthralgia, myalgia, asthenia, fatigue, and malaise in the Adverse Reactions section of the package insert
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Doria, A.; Zen, M.; Canova, M.; Bettio, S.; Bassi, N.; Nalotto, L.; Rampudda, M.; Ghirardello, A.; Iaccarino, L. (2010). "SLE diagnosis and treatment: When early is early".
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416:. Answering yes or no to any of these questions limits the number of possible causes and guides the physician toward the appropriate exams and lab tests.
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Chan, K. W.; Felson, D. T.; Yood, R. A.; Walker, A. M. (1994). "The lag time between onset of symptoms and diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis".
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Treatment depends on a specific underlying cause. The underlying cause will be treated first and foremost. The treatments may include
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891:"Table 159mptomatic Extraarticular Features of the Connective Tissue Diseases and the Spondyloarthropathies"
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are varied and range, from a joints perspective, from degenerative and destructive processes such as
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and sports injuries to inflammation of tissues surrounding the joints, such as
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should only be used when the condition is non-inflammatory, and the term
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Clinical
Methods - The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations
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Clinical
Methods - The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations
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Clinical
Methods - The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations
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Clinical
Methods - The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations
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1182:
598:"Information from CDC and FDA on the Safety of Gardasil Vaccine"
409:
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73:
1345:
1044:
1233:
528:"Allergic Drug Reactions - Systemic Allergic Drug Reactions"
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Diagnosis involves interviewing the patient and performing
817:
Passier, Anneke; van
Puijenbroek, Eugene (November 2005).
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congenital insensitivity to pain with partial anhidrosis
1341:
573:"Table 161.1. Some Common Regional Rheumatic Syndromes"
796:. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
665:. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
940:
1724:
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658:
1562:congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis
657:Elizabeth D Agabegi; Agabegi, Steven S. (2008).
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765:"Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Symptoms and causes"
1357:
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1265:Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
76:'. Specifically, arthralgia is a symptom of
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1342:
1136:
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842:
823:British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
459:
428:surgery for severely damaged joints,
115:should be used when the condition is
7:
661:Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)
478:from the original on 11 October 2007
921:. Arthritis Action. Archived from
867:"Henoch-Schonlein purpura (video)"
25:
1557:Congenital insensitivity to pain
1517:Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
835:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02481.x
819:"Mirtazapine-induced arthralgia"
69: 'pain') literally means '
788:Page 740 (upper right of page)
688:of median 4 weeks, and median
1:
1260:Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
604:biologics license application
743:10.1016/j.autrev.2010.08.014
177:Systemic lupus erythematosus
1289:Adult-onset Still's disease
1226:Connective tissue disorders
1799:
65: 'joint' and
692:of 18 weeks, taken from:
1216:Enteropathic arthropathy
696:Arthritis and Rheumatism
380:Henoch-Schonlein purpura
1678:Posteromarginal nucleus
1613:Measurement and testing
468:"Arthralgia Definition"
1284:Palindromic rheumatism
1211:Ankylosing spondylitis
1154:Tuberculosis arthritis
708:10.1002/art.1780370606
261:Drug-induced arthritis
202:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
1762:Drug-seeking behavior
1650:Visual analogue scale
1673:Anterolateral system
1272:Rheumatoid arthritis
731:Autoimmunity Reviews
249:Gonococcal arthritis
164:Rheumatoid arthritis
1206:Psoriatic arthritis
925:on 13 February 2016
919:Arthritis Action UK
602:supplement to your
1752:Philosophy of pain
1427:Respiratory system
1239:systemic sclerosis
1201:Reactive arthritis
1072:Diseases of joints
1015:External resources
690:diagnosis lag time
686:Diagnosis lag time
430:immunosuppressants
273:Ligamentous laxity
213:Reactive arthritis
1770:
1769:
1625:Cold pressor test
1608:
1607:
1339:
1338:
1297:
1296:
1172:Chondrocalcinosis
1038:
1037:
915:"Pain Management"
803:978-0-7817-8943-1
672:978-0-7817-7153-5
426:joint replacement
406:light sensitivity
389:
388:
94:allergic reaction
52:
51:
30:Medical condition
16:(Redirected from
1790:
1725:Related concepts
1716:Pain eradication
1474:
1461:
1412:
1384:
1380:By region/system
1366:
1359:
1352:
1343:
1324:Bouchard's nodes
1277:Felty's syndrome
1149:Septic arthritis
1137:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1042:
942:
935:
934:
932:
930:
911:
905:
904:
902:
901:
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880:
878:
877:
863:
857:
856:
846:
814:
808:
807:
785:
776:
775:
773:
771:
761:
755:
754:
726:
720:
719:
683:
677:
676:
664:
653:
616:
615:
613:
612:
596:Loris McVittie.
593:
587:
586:
584:
583:
568:
562:
561:
559:
558:
548:
542:
541:
539:
538:
523:
517:
516:
514:
513:
498:
487:
486:
484:
483:
464:
412:or a history of
373:5HT2-antagonists
348:Septic arthritis
323:Behcet's Disease
142:
33:
21:
1798:
1797:
1793:
1792:
1791:
1789:
1788:
1787:
1773:
1772:
1771:
1766:
1720:
1687:
1660:Pathophysiology
1654:
1645:Tail flick test
1604:
1573:
1488:
1472:
1459:
1450:Musculoskeletal
1444:
1421:
1410:
1375:
1370:
1340:
1335:
1319:Heberden's node
1302:Noninflammatory
1293:
1248:
1220:
1187:
1158:
1126:
1122:Joint stiffness
1105:
1074:
1069:
1039:
1034:
1033:
1010:
1009:
953:
939:
938:
928:
926:
913:
912:
908:
899:
897:
889:
888:
884:
875:
873:
865:
864:
860:
816:
815:
811:
804:
791:
786:
779:
769:
767:
763:
762:
758:
728:
727:
723:
693:
684:
680:
673:
656:
654:
619:
610:
608:
595:
594:
590:
581:
579:
571:Joe G. Hardin.
570:
569:
565:
556:
554:
550:
549:
545:
536:
534:
526:James R Philp.
525:
524:
520:
511:
509:
501:Joe G. Hardin.
500:
499:
490:
481:
479:
472:MedicineNet.com
466:
465:
461:
456:
439:
422:
394:
335:Physical trauma
225:Rheumatic fever
190:Viral arthritis
158:Speed of onset
152:
125:
88:(in particular
31:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1796:
1794:
1786:
1785:
1775:
1774:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1737:Pain tolerance
1734:
1732:Pain threshold
1728:
1726:
1722:
1721:
1719:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1697:
1695:
1689:
1688:
1686:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1664:
1662:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1640:Hot plate test
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1610:
1609:
1606:
1605:
1603:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1581:
1579:
1575:
1574:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1564:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1507:Pain asymbolia
1504:
1498:
1496:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1468:
1463:
1454:
1452:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1431:
1429:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1414:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1390:
1388:
1381:
1377:
1376:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1361:
1354:
1346:
1337:
1336:
1334:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1314:Osteoarthritis
1311:
1305:
1303:
1299:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1280:
1279:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1256:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1197:
1195:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1174:
1168:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1156:
1151:
1145:
1143:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1096:Oligoarthritis
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1045:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1008:
1007:
996:
985:
970:
954:
949:
948:
946:
945:Classification
937:
936:
906:
882:
858:
829:(5): 570–572.
809:
802:
777:
756:
721:
702:(6): 814–820.
678:
671:
655:Table 6-8 in:
617:
588:
563:
543:
518:
488:
458:
457:
455:
452:
451:
450:
445:
443:Antiarthritics
438:
435:
421:
418:
398:physical exams
393:
390:
387:
386:
384:
382:
376:
375:
369:
368:
366:
363:
357:
356:
353:
350:
344:
343:
340:
337:
331:
330:
328:
325:
319:
318:
316:
313:
307:
306:
303:
300:
293:
292:
290:
287:
285:Osteoarthritis
281:
280:
278:
275:
269:
268:
266:
263:
257:
256:
254:
251:
245:
244:
242:
239:
233:
232:
230:
227:
221:
220:
218:
215:
209:
208:
206:
204:
198:
197:
195:
192:
186:
185:
182:
179:
173:
172:
169:
168:Polyarticular
166:
160:
159:
156:
146:
133:osteoarthritis
127:The causes of
124:
121:
50:
49:
44:
38:
37:
29:
26:
24:
18:Polyarthralgia
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1795:
1784:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1727:
1723:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1690:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1665:
1663:
1661:
1657:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1635:Grimace scale
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1611:
1601:
1600:Low back pain
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1576:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1559:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1552:Referred pain
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1512:Pain disorder
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1495:
1491:
1485:
1484:Delayed-onset
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1432:
1430:
1428:
1424:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1387:Head and neck
1385:
1382:
1378:
1374:
1367:
1362:
1360:
1355:
1353:
1348:
1347:
1344:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1300:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1251:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1165:
1161:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1102:
1101:Polyarthritis
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1091:Monoarthritis
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1066:
1061:
1059:
1054:
1052:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1013:
1006:
1002:
1001:
997:
995:
991:
990:
986:
984:
980:
979:
975:
971:
969:
965:
964:
960:
956:
955:
952:
947:
943:
924:
920:
916:
910:
907:
896:
892:
886:
883:
872:
868:
862:
859:
854:
850:
845:
840:
836:
832:
828:
824:
820:
813:
810:
805:
799:
795:
789:
784:
782:
778:
766:
760:
757:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
725:
722:
717:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
691:
687:
682:
679:
674:
668:
663:
662:
652:
650:
648:
646:
644:
642:
640:
638:
636:
634:
632:
630:
628:
626:
624:
622:
618:
607:
605:
599:
592:
589:
578:
574:
567:
564:
553:
547:
544:
533:
529:
522:
519:
508:
504:
497:
495:
493:
489:
477:
473:
469:
463:
460:
453:
449:
446:
444:
441:
440:
436:
434:
431:
427:
419:
417:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
391:
385:
383:
381:
378:
377:
374:
371:
370:
367:
365:Monoarticular
364:
362:
359:
358:
354:
352:Monoarticular
351:
349:
346:
345:
341:
339:Monoarticular
338:
336:
333:
332:
329:
327:Monoarticular
326:
324:
321:
320:
317:
315:Monoarticular
314:
312:
309:
308:
304:
302:Monoarticular
301:
298:
295:
294:
291:
289:Monoarticular
288:
286:
283:
282:
279:
277:Polyarticular
276:
274:
271:
270:
267:
265:Polyarticular
264:
262:
259:
258:
255:
253:Polyarticular
252:
250:
247:
246:
243:
241:Polyarticular
240:
238:
235:
234:
231:
229:Polyarticular
228:
226:
223:
222:
219:
217:Polyarticular
216:
214:
211:
210:
207:
205:
203:
200:
199:
196:
194:Polyarticular
193:
191:
188:
187:
183:
181:Polyarticular
180:
178:
175:
174:
171:Weeks–months
170:
167:
165:
162:
161:
157:
155:
154:polyarticular
150:
147:
144:
143:
140:
138:
134:
130:
122:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
103:According to
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