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Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Pseudogout • Early Rheumatic ... • Reactive • Rheumatic ... Fever (recent Pharyngitis ... • Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... Fever Acute Onset
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... Tricuspid) • Rheumatic ... Fever • Marfan's ... Fever • Trauma ... Fever • Ebstein's
Major and Minor Criteria for Rheumatic Fever
#Diagnosis #RheumaticFever #Major #Minor #Jones #Criteria #CAFEPAL #Mnemonic
Minor Criteria for Rheumatic ... Fever #Diagnosis
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Rheumatic Fever ... used to diagnose Rheumatic ... Fever Requires ... #Rheumatic #Fever
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
for diagnosis of rheumatic ... fever Requirements ... Jones #Criteria #Rheumatic ... #Fever #Major #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fever, Infective ... Chordae tendineae: Rheumatic ... fever, Infective ... Mitral annulus: Rheumatic ... fever, Calcification
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic ... Fever Pathogenesis ... of rheumatic fever ... chorea #Rheumatic ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Whipple's disease • Rheumatic ... syndrome, SLE, Rheumatic ... and stenosis - Rheumatic ... Ankylosing spondylitis, Rheumatic ... endocarditis, Rheumatic
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Erythema marginatum rheumaticum ... • Rheumatic fever
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Phlebitis • Rheumatic ... fever • Lyme