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Causes of Acute and Chronic Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Pelvic Pain:
 • Non-Gynecologic
 •
Causes of Acute and Chronic ... Pelvic Pain - Differential ... Fallopian Tube Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... in duration) - Differential ... Endometriosis • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #OBGyn
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... acute/subacute/chronic ... Caused By: - Chronic ... Gout/Pseudogout Chronic ... Joint #pain #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... : - Pain occurs ... : • Acute or chronic ... approach #workup #differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint Pain ... Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... • Gonococcal arthritis ... dermatology #joint #pain ... #skin #rashes #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behcet disease) Differential ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Recurrent and chronic ... arthritis-Azathioprine ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract: abdominal pain ... gut -> abdominal pain ... , testes -> pain
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
immunization Temporal arteritis ... ) - Previous chronic ... meningitis - Previous chronic ... - History of pain ... signs #symptoms #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... tract: Abdominal pain ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... involvement, abdominal pain