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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... , Takayasu Arteritis ... , Psoriatic Arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... In skin: • Psoriatic ... Arthritis of DIP ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
) • Gout • Psoriatic ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Asymmetric (Psoriatic ... Arthritis) Migratory ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Early Rheumatoid arthritis ... IBD, reactive arthritis ... , psoriatic arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... Genitourinary tract -> Urethritis ... ReactiveArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
Septic Arthritis ... Notes: - Septic Arthritis ... involved in >50% of cases ... S.A. can also be caused ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Skin Findings and Arthritis ... migrans: • Target sign ... coalesce into psoriatic-like ... Suggestive of Reactive Arthritis ... #dermatology #arthritis
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
. degenerative arthritis ... spondyloarthritis (e.g. psoriatic ... arthritis, reactive ... arthritis) Referred ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes