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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
joints) Subacute & Symmetrical ... Arthritis • Systemic Lupus ... Dermatomyositis) • Asymmetric ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Arthritis - Migratory, symmetrical ... Myopathy (Also caused ... #Systemic #Lupus ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Features: • Many symptoms ... patients have no symptoms ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... polyarthritis(symmetrical ... Management #Signs #Symptoms
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
Chlorpromazine ACh ... Block action of ACh ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... Dyskinesia - Abnormal asymmetric ... , and/or limbs caused
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Disease - Systemic Lupus ... syndrome (bulbar symptoms ... antibody GQ1b) - Sarcoidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
Common Causes of ... Diseases: - Sarcoidosis ... bilateral but may be asymmetric ... report systemic symptoms ... to assess for sarcoidosis