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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Morning stiffness lasting ... By: - Chronic Infection ... • Mycobacterial ... Lyme disease) • Mycobacterium ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
gonorrhea, Lyme, mycobacterial ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
diagnose concomitant infection ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... associated with mycobacterial ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... (IFI) in hematologic ... surfaces - Infections ... PsA, Nocardia, mycobacteria ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison