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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Pain History ... : • Acute or chronic ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Blood Loss • Acute ... RBCs on Smear • Chronic ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for workup, including ... • Infections: Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... Like in this case ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... , and low back pain ... #laboratory #workup
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... , testes -> pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... : • Joint pain ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... presents with an acute ... proximal muscle pain ... for giant cell arteritis ... treatment for PMR is a chronic