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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... Diseases Fellows ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... inhibition - Chronic ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... , recent viral infection ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology