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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... rash) • Primary HIV ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
procedures - Infection ... Risks factor for HIV ... peripheral blood smear, HIV ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV ... ), EBV infection ... : Pain in involved ... (HIV, EN, HTLV- ... Tuberculosis • HIV
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
of Bone/Joint Pain ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
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 ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Non-Infectious ... Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... Paracoccidioides • Viruses: HIV ... #rheumatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
38.50C, abdominal pain ... HIV infection or ... fever, abdominal pain ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Demand: Stress / Pain ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Localized soft-tissue infection ... Linezolid, Lactulose, HIV ... HIV, Malaria, Late