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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... • Differentiate ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Cause in the US: Autoimmune ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... pain w/ N/V (60 ... pain (10-40%), ... diseases, check point
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
painAbdominal ... Positive Carnett's sign ... accompanied by joint ... #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Adrenals: • Lung ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... of CXR congestion
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Venous Gas on Point ... pain/hypotension ... Diagnosis/Differential ... Age dependent differential ... Also seen s/p CPR
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Hyperthyroidism - Autoimmune ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs:
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long