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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Acute rheumatic ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... However, it may be ... #hematology
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Disease Associations ... are seen in acute ... Red blood cell ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Microscopy #Diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... can be detected ... disease progression ... #Syndrome #HIV ... #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... and less common diseases ... consistent with MS ... #Syndromes #neurology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
: • 2 sets of blood ... cultures should be ... all patients for HIV ... afebrile • Acute ... Distal joints, knees
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... for Acute Polyarthritis ... : • Blood cultures ... : HIV test, a rubella ... : • Complete blood
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... evaluation should be ... heart failure, neurologic ... Renal parenchymal disease ... Neurologic disorders
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... value is low, tests ... of Peripheral blood ... leukocytosis with a left shift ... #Workup #Hematology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
after > 1 hr • Blood ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis