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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... • XR, MRI to ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
alterations (e.g ... derangements (e.g ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... • Fascitis (e.g ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Radiology Imaging ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pain - Differential ... • Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Solid Tumour (e.g ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... #Causes #Hematology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... CNS pathology (e.g ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... #Causes #Sodium
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
female with chest pain ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram