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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarticular Join ... rash) • Primary HIV ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... complications of HIV ... Endocrinopathy, Malignancy, Autoimmune ... (syphilis, HIV-associated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... disorder, Mycoplasma, HIV ... Plasmapheresis - VA Joint ... Hemolytic #Anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
- Differential Diagnosis ... methotrexate) • Drugs Autoimmune ... Quinidine • HIT ... Vasculitis • Infection ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... : HIV, Lyme, Diphtheria ... Mitochondrial issues - VA Joint ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #causes #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
- Differential Diagnosis ... etc) - Viral: HIV ... infiltration: malignancy, infection ... : ITP, HITT - Autoimmune ... #Framework #hematology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypoparathyroidism: Autoimmune ... Infiltrative disorders, HIV ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Calcium oxalate Infectious ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis