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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Vasculitis, Sjogren's, Lupus ... POEMS syndrome, myeloma ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Approach To ... Impairment: • Acute ... Inflammatory: Myeloma ... dystrophies Work ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... Screening Tests for Acute ... exclude multiple myeloma ... #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... , or all three myeloid ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology