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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... diagnosis #msk #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Send for cell count ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Acute or chronic ... infections related ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... - HIV • Immune ... from low blood counts ... #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... #causes #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... • Steroids: IV ... #management #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... : • Joint pain ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vs infection vs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... cell counts less ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... #differential #