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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
for Treatment of BPPV ... patient rolls onto his ... Epley #Maneuver #BPPV ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... #physicalexam #management
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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Risks factor for HIV ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Heberden's nodes (DIP ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... of shoulder and hip ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential