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Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #GC #Bacteria #Diagnosis
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT
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 ... Diagnosis Framework ... Weight loss - DDX ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #diagnosis #msk
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Common Infections ... U - Urinary: Urethritis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hospitalized ... GRUBSC #Mnemonic #ddx
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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) (+) RF does not ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... disorders: • Chronic infections ... #laboratory #differential ... #diagnosis
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
Timeline of infections ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Diagnosis Malar ... POC redness may not ... Suggestive of Lyme infection ... #differential # ... diagnosis #peds
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... • Erythema • Soft ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
i.e. bone marrow not ... B12, Folate • Hormone ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... peripheral neuropathy so ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis