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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... for cell count, culture ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Meningitis History: • Triad ... protein, gram stain, culture ... to 100% - VA Joint ... #testing #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
PAH (pulmonary arterial ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
, parts of the axial ... Diagnosis: ... • A clinical diagnosis ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Dermatology
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
American College of Rheumatology ... Diagnostic Criteria ... arthritis - Culture ... attack involving tarsal ... #diagnosis #Rheumatology
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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
occurring in the setting ... Testing: • Pulse ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... management #treatment #hepatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Diagnostic Criteria ... period AND • Meeting ... , medium-large joints ... venous thromboses, arterial ... #criteria #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
used to diagnose ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... - Diagnose concomitant ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis