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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... • Systemic Lupus ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Hematology #Oncology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... #Pain #Otology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... : • Acute or chronic ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... constitutional symptoms ... • Evolution: Chronic ... #diagnosis #management
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... ’s syndrome - Lupus ... #dermatology #oncology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Trauma • Strains/ tears ... Sacroiliac Joint Pain ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... : • Joint pain ... : • Symptoms limited ... : • Chronic B-cell