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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 ... #Septic
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 ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
: • Acute or chronic ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #differential #diagnosis ... #arthritis
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 ... • Weakness: Starts ... Life threatening labile ... management #treatment #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

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

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... Inhalation of spores ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... arthritis, and