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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Reactive (e.g ... Genitourinary Infection ... Enteropathic (e.g ... • Systemic Lupus ... Enteropathic (e.g
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... experienced briefly (e.g ... alterations (e.g ... subchondral bone (e.g ... derangements (e.g
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Bacterial or viral infection ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... ., PAN) • Seizures ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
quadrant discomfort Signs ... autoimmune disease (e.g ... Raynaud's phenomenon, arthritis ... specific ANAs (e.g ... #hepatology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g. ... (e.g., meningitis ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... : • Joint pain ... arthropathy • 90% joints ... : • Symptoms limited
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... workup for specific symptoms ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
inflammation of the joints ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... and pain of the joints ... ’s syndrome - Lupus
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... not be subtle e.g ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
of the affected joint ... • Systemic lupus ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... inflammatory disease (e.g ... Chemistry profile (e.g