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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... Bloody or severe sinusitis ... #differential #diagnosis
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
IDSA - Conventional ... Criteria for the Diagnosis ... or anosmia • Fever ... for subacute or chronic ... #diagnosis #major
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... neuralgia • Sinusitis ... , weight loss, fever ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Long-standing vs ... Red Flags: • Fever ... #Chronic #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pleuritic chest pain ... , chronic diarrhea ... factor • May cause ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... General: fever, ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain