12 results
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... tuberculosis, Abscess ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Sarcoidosis, Adult onset Still's
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... to metastatic disease ... Systemic Diseases ... #Differential # ... #primarycare #table
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... infection • Still's ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... mainly or only during ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Cu deficiency etc ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
38 degrees • Chills ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #pulmonary #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... taking a shower and moving ... Gonococcal/Lyme etc ... • Adult onset Still's ... Joint #pain #Differential
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Adult-onset Still ... • Fever is the main ... idiopathic arthritis ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... , adult-onset Still ... . hematologic) ... : • Joint pain ... pancreatitis, protein-losing
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vision changes, etc ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA