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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Hamstring strain • Piriformis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
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 ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... - Giant cell tumor ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Osteomalacia • Rickets Hip ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
coagulopathy, tumor ... If that patient had ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
with: - Thymic tumors ... syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... weakness, arms > legs ... life-threatening Differential ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential