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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
alterations (e.g ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... Pulmonary pathology (e.g ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Diagnosis #Table
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
, Acute spinal cord ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
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 ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Diagnosis Framework ... disease, Spinal cord ... Calcium supplements, etc ... disease, Anal pain ... (e.g. fissure),
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Infection (e.g ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... Diagnosis: ... • A clinical diagnosis ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... Tetracyclines etc
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
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Chemotherapy (e.g ... Cell Agglutinate: Cold ... anemia, Paroxysmal cold ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology