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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
parvovirus, HIV, hepatitis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... Alcoholic liver disease ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Parvovirus - Hepatitis ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Psoriasis • Hepatitis ... • Hematoma ... lower #extremity #msk
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
obstruction • ALP ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... B19 • HIV • Hepatitis ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #