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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Peri-Articular • Cellulitis ... #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Infection or cancer ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... , CVA • Infectious ... #Loss #Differential
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 ... Non-weight bearing ... Chikungunya - Herpes ... virus: CMV, HSV ... #diagnosis #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : Cellulitis, Abscess ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Herpes virus ... sensorineural hearing ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
stiffness, weight-bearing ... - parvovirus, HIV ... , hepatitis, herpes ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential