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Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Anemia • ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #causes
Approach to Joint Pain

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

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Overall Approach ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... Classification #Approach ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Bleeding, Infection, Fatigue ... • Acute Lymphoblastic ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis ... the time course (acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... - Fever - Fatigue ... malaise) - Muscle pain ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... CML Symptoms: • Fatigue ... - infiltrates (anemia ... Drenching night sweats/fatigue ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
subtle e.g. extreme fatigue ... systemic complaints- anemia ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Viral infections (acute ... (RA, Temporal arteritis ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... inflammation (acute
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 ... fevers, anorexia, fatigue ... • Normocytic anemia