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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
• Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Erythematosus (SLE ... should have other symptoms
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... aortic aneurysm, arteritis ... unknown - VA Joint ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... arthritis • Adult ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis #
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
manifestations Stage ... rare and mild Stage ... years after • Arthritis ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... in small joints ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
infarct STEMI - J point ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... Altered mental status ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... ) • Temporal arteritis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis ... mucositis • Rash, arthritis ... and often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis ... lung syndrome Arthritis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... limited to: Arthritis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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and often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... mucositis - Rash, arthritis ... purpura: strong sign ... vasculitis, and SLE