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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... within 1 month of infection ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... #Disorders #msk
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... of Prosthetic Joint ... decision-making - Should ... PJI #Prosthetic #Joint ... #Infection #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung cancer • Septic ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Lung cancer • Septic ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... count in the CSF should ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
with potentially infectious ... from neck and shoulders ... Turn gown inside out ... Doffing #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
CDC - HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) 
There are a variety of ways
with potentially infectious ... from neck and shoulders ... Turn gown inside out ... Doffing #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... (shoulders, wrists ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management