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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... : • Acute or chronic ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Arthritis ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal ... tear Systemic ... #Differential #Acute
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #differential #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Previous episodes • Medical ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... cases/100,000 per year ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Life threatening labile ... management #treatment #neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
or at work) - acute ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... dissection: unilateral pain ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... postpartum #Diagnosis
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
manifestations including acute ... within the last year ... a syndrome of pain ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Inhalation of spores ... Meningitis, septic arthritis