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Patterns of Pain In and Around the Joints

#Diagnosis #Arthritis #Arthritides #Patterns #Pain #Comparison #Table
Patterns of Pain ... #Diagnosis #Arthritis ... #Arthritides #Patterns ... #Pain #Comparison ... #Table
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
monocytes; no bacteria ... Few PMNs; no bacteria ... #Pneumonia #Patterns ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table #Presentation
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
PMN, Crystals, Bacteria ... crystals), Gout (negatively ... , Septic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... • Is there a pattern ... an asymmetric pattern ... aureus • Gram-negative ... Joint #pain #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Typhus, gram-negative ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Differential #