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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and Other Conditions ... • Interstitial lung ... - RA, SLE • Pleural ... • Shrinking lung ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
things, it is a condition ... Better call hematology ... else is driving RBC ... , this list is long ... #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
+Organomegaly+↑RBC ... Scleromyxedema (CNS+GI+CVS+joints ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Pleural effusions ... : • Joint pain ... Serositis: • Pleural ... #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
activity • ↓ LAP ... bone pain, fever, joint ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... ovarian tumors, lung ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #hematology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Management Summary 3 Conditions ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Fluid Testing: • WBCs ... not possible • Ultrasound ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
dilatation & 3) gas ... to pass through pleural ... presence in the lower lung ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology