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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... lasting > 30 mins - 1 ... Effusion leukocyte count ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Joints Involved 1) ... rheumatic fever ... Send for cell count ... - parvovirus, HIV ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... CRP level: (1) ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Additional tests: HIV ... Complete blood count
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
glomerular disease 1) ... ) Reticulocyte count ... /platelet count ... vasculitis. 10) Rheumatoid ... glomerular #disease #workup