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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • Endocarditis ... Articular - Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... inflammation (SLE ... cardiomyopathy - VA Joint ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Autoimmune: • SLE ... • Infectious endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
and Rash - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Central ... Parvovirus 819 / EBV, Acute ... Mycoplasma), Infective endocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fever, Tachypnea ... • Atypical or viral ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Onset ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... rheumatic fever ... • Acute = Viral ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... approach #workup #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Non-Infectious Causes ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent