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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Internal derangement/Avascular ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... insult due to vascular
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... : Behçet syndrome ... : Amyloidosis, avascular ... infection: Bacterial endocarditis ... villonodular synovitis #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... Erythematous, macular ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... pulse deficits vascular ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... these bacteria should ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hg although PP should ... Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Infective Endocarditis
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
- Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, Takayasu's arteritis ... , Hyperacute vascular ... , Marantic endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis