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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... alterations (e.g ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
systematic in your approach ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... , gynecologic, etc ... extra-abdominal causes ... (Table 2).
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 ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... function test, ANA (e.g ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Workup #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... thickening • Osteitis: pain ... Rule out other causes ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Tetracyclines etc
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... risk factors (eg ... hypertension (eg ... hypertension (eg ... #causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... Gonococcal/Lyme etc ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #pain #Differential
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach ... The most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology