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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Sciatica • Tarsal tunnel ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
is the main clinical ... function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... pain/Night sweats ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal tunnel ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... swelling, significant pain ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #treatment #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... : Fever, joint pain ... spine) or head drop ... #differential #
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Sudden onset of pain ... Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... affected tissue Treatment ... #diagnosis #management