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Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... ) • Rheumatic Diseases ... : IgG4-Related Disease ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Systemic Lupus ... • Psoriatic Arthritis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... Complement: Post-strep GN ... , Lupus Nephritis ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Causes of Isolated ... • Epstein-Barr Virus ... Destruction • Systemic Lupus ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Hematology
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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immunodeficiency virus ... (Epstein-Barr virus ... Dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis ... , systemic lupus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... cruzi (Chagas disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... Sarcoidosis, Systemic lupus ... erythematosus, Takayasu arteritis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... disorders: Systemic lupus ... erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Causes of Pericarditis ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Systemic lupus ... connective tissue disease
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Systemic disease ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #