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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... destruction lower ... presentation with lower ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... : • PAD • Limb ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
medium to large lower-extremity ... joints Diagnosis ... pelvis, heel, and lower ... TNF blockers had ... osteoarticular and skin disease
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... Arthritis: • Joint ... pain • Swan neck ... (hypertension, lower
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
blood cells/high-power ... pancreatitis), joints ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... , pleural effusion ... cluster, the diseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... the upper and lower ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... such as systemic lupus
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
• Systemic lupus ... the RF test but lower ... , and low back pain ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis