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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus [SLE], AOSD ... CD163 staining of bone ... is found in the bone ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Hypercellular bone ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... • Treatment is ... aspirin • Aspirin should ... #hematology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
criteria, 2 of which should ... lasting at least one ... Treatment - Mild ... Stills #disease #AOSD ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... affected part should ... event after long bone ... stabilization of long bone ... including DM • Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Hemophagocytosis in bone ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... • Infection should ... antibiotic therapy should ... #hematology
IDSA Diabetic Foot infection - In Which Situations Is Diagnostic Bone Biopsy Most Recommended?
 • Patient
Is Diagnostic Bone ... favor of prolonged treatment ... is progressive bony ... directed therapy (should ... for insertion of orthopaedic
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
classic frame is the one ... of non-surgical treatment ... Treatment can be ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #rheumatology