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Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Involvement #Diagnosis ... #Septic #Arthritis ... #Differential # ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria ... #Table
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Tuleremia • Septic
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... #Patterns #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
PMN, Crystals, Bacteria ... , Septic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Pharyngitis - IDSA ... Bacterial • ... peritonsillar abscess ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... active ROM +/- fever ... arthritis diagnosis ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... #Arthritis #Diagnosis
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
- rheumatoid arthritis ... I: infection (bacterial ... ) - pulmonary abscess ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Differential Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ulcers, Edema Arterial ... pain/swelling - Fever ... #diagnosis #lower
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... acute rheumatic fever ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis