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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 ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... , psoriatic arthritis ... #arthritis
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Arthritis of the ... Hand - Arthritis ... ulnar deviation • SLE ... PsA, Sickle cell anemia ... patterns #hand #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... arthritis • Adult ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis #
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Marrow Aplasia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... ideally limit for acute ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fatigue • Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... - Rheumatoid arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... like rheumatoid arthritis ... erythematosus (SLE ... ) Signs / Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis