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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Autoimmune - See inflammatory ... #JointPain #VitaminCD ... #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... pneumonia • Acute ... Non-Infectious Causes ... #Patterns #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... rheumatic fever ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... diagnosis #msk #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
This patient had fever ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... the airways as acute ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... or low • ESR (Inflammatory ... Reed-Sternberg cells and inflammatory ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... : • Based on number