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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... Discontinuation of causal ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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rapidly progressing GN ... tract, and often causes ... such as systemic lupus ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... #DIL #rheumatology ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... or without back pain ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... Membranoproliferative GN ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Management