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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... ENT • Oral ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Behcet's disease: - Oral ... #Differential #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... - Recurrent oral ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... , testes -> pain ... retinopathy Lab
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... management #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... strength & enzymes normal ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... or sed rate): Value ... very remarkable w/differential ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... values increase
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... : • Joint pain ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... flares • CRP normal
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... older who have normal ... the following symptoms ... Cervical spine arthritis ... • Associated symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
with the same symptoms ... immunization Temporal arteritis ... more often than males ... redflags #signs #symptoms ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... breath sounds • Rales ... CXR upright or lat ... - Switch to oral ... Diagnosis: • Vasculitis