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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Polyarticular Join ... ) • Primary HIV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... involvement - Joint ... frequently related to HBV ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... infection. ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #rheumatology #
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint ... Pain Rash ... parvovirus B19 infection ... Malar rash ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
SLE) - Viral infections ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... • HCV, HBV Not ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Corticosteroid Injection ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #clinical #video ... procedure #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... , HCV, EBV, CMV ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... rimmed vacuoles HIV ... CK, Detectable HIV ... myopathy) VA Joint ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... procedures - Infection ... practices that could cause ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Workup #hematology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... • CMV • HIV ... History of Bleeding, Infection ... #Hematology #Oncology