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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... • Rheumatic fever ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... - Bacterial endocarditis ... #joint #pain #differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Vasculitis (Temporal arteritis ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Regurgitation #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... • Protozoa (eg ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... • Persistent fever ... block (+/- daily EKG ... . septic arthritis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Rheumatic Fever ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
pathway between the atria ... Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria ... #ECGEducator
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Fits, Hemiplegia, Ataxia ... Pericarditis, Endocarditis
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
early evening • Arthritis ... 5 of the below criteria ... Arthralgias or arthritis ... Minor criteria include ... Prednisone 0.5-1mg/kg