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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Seronegative Inflammatory ... Arthritis - Differential ... Psoriatic Arthritis, IBD-Associated ... #arthritides #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... Body Myositis (IBM ... TerrierBen #Inflammatory ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... : Vascular (IS, ... Vascular (SDH), Inflammatory ... paraneoplastic syndromes), Inflammatory ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... myelosuppressive agents • Inflammatory ... Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
CIDP, chronic inflammatory ... electromyography; GBS ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Algorithm #Evaluation #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Acute or Chronic Inflammatory ... : • IBD • Rheumatic ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... it inflammatory ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Polyneuropathy - Differential ... Organophosphates • Inflammatory ... Non-Infectious: GBS ... Polyneuropathy #Differential ... Algorithm #causes #neurology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... coagulation (DIC) INFLAMMATORY ... Lipoprotein a ↑ - IBD ... Venous #Thrombosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... offending med is ... BrighamChiefs #Inflammatory ... #Myopathies #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology