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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... , erythema and WBC ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
disease • Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... Infections • Malignancy ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... titers > 1:80 • CBC