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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... However, it may be ... #Workup #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... spondylitis - Sacroiliac ... : HIV test, a rubella ... osteomalacia) • Sacroiliac ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... ○ Lyme disease
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS ... #Syndromes #neurology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... must be differentiated ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
spine, shoulders, hips ... Caused By: - ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... Pallidum - Lyme Disease ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Best to have an
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
6th Decades (can be ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #