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Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Skin Conditions ... Associated with Joint ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... periarticular condition ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and Other Conditions ... Pain Eyes ... - SLE Neurologic ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... for workup, including ... • Inflammatory Conditions ... Vasculitides, IBD ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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/yr • Urgent condition ... Severe low back pain ... constipation Differential ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... pancreatitis), joints ... lymphadenopathy, pleuritic pain ... #nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
or as primary condition ... affects the skin, neurologic ... tract: Abdominal pain ... Palpable purpura, joint ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... of the affected joint ... , and low back pain ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology