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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... • Endocarditis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Infective Endocarditis ... e.g. fractured long ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... with bacterial infection ... infection. ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Temporomandibular joint ... • Tumor • Infection ... subdural hematoma, lung ... Sialadenitis (infection
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
weeks) Can Be Caused ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #pain #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Causes of Leg Pain ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... entrapment • Infections ... Hair loss- feet and
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... Bacterial or viral infection ... • Interstitial lung ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #pain #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Causes: • Still's ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... endocarditis Non-Infectious
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... : TB, fungal infection ... anorexia, abdominal pain ... 60-90%), Muscle/joint ... Insufficiency: Long-term
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Manifestations: • Infection ... (most common: lung ... renal, thyroid, and ... Diagnosis #causes