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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #arthritis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Still disease, ... diseases (i.e. ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often causes arthritis ... disease, and ocular ... rheumatic diseases ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #