5 results
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
with passive AND active ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... diagnosis Treatment ... staphylococcus, gram negative
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... ), Malignancy, SLE ... Endocarditis, Septic arthritis ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology ... #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... rate (ESR) • C-reactive ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... #laboratory #workup
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Autoimmune (SLE ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases