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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... Lyme disease • Peripheral ... • Diminished peripheral ... #joint #pain #differential
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Deconditioning • Arthritis ... #Peripheral ... #Weakness #Neurology ... #Differential #
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for ... Differential Diagnosis ... tularemia, typhoid fever ... Dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... states • Infection ... • Atrophic urethritis ... #DIAPPERS #Mnemonic ... #Geriatrics
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Distribution - peripheral ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... Joint #pain #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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and signs (e.g., fever ... lesion • CNS infection ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology ... #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... Hematuria, Hemoptysis, Peripheral ... erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... allopurinol), Infection ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
acute rheumatic fever ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... syphilis, alcohol - peripheral ... Like in this case ... approach #workup #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... : fever, immunocompromise ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... tract, and often causes