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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... advisable to be systematic ... GI, infectious, hematologic ... (Table 2). ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
and these should ... guidelines General - Systemic ... neurology, back pain ... discrepancy, multiple joint ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... Neurologic system ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... healthy adults, and should ... • Homogeneous: Systemic ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Skeletal system ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... HIV-infected patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Systemic lupus ... should be obtained ... , and low back pain ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Arthritis: • Joint ... pain • Swan neck ... arthropathy • 90% joints