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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain worse with activity ... stiffness after non-activity ... • Better with activity ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... have fatigue w/ active ... modifications Algorithm ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ranitidine, sulindac - Active ... IBID - Renal failure ... colitis, rheumatoid arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... • Septic Arthritis ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... Waldenstroms, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nerve • Temporal Arteritis ... Demyelination • MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Disease Management Algorithm ... Assess for Active ... Esophagectomy Algorithm ... Disease #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #IBD
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
De-escalation and IBD ... - Management Algorithm ... IBD Patient on ... Assess Disease Activity ... FCP, CRP, ESR • Active