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Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Refer to hematology ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Acute bacterial and ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
that patient had ... remember yellow and ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
area to inject and ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
MCP Joint Injection

Injection of 2nd MCP that is swollen and subluxed and approached laterally near the
MCP Joint Injection ... Injection of ... superior part of joint ... #video #rheumatology ... #hand #msk
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Inflammatory and ... deficiency Infections ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... disease, Copper and ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... during motion and ... Acute or chronic infections ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee IA steroid injection. Hint - the fat pads below
right where medial and ... lateral joint spaces ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and ... Associated with Joint ... Bacterial or viral infection ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology