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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... tolerance • Weight gain ... Cardiovascular disease ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
efavirenz (Sustiva) • Pain ... • Coca tea Buprenorphine ... • Verapamil Opioids ... and opiates false ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... patient was having pain ... attributed to opiate ... Withdrawal #Scale #Buprenorphine ... #Score #Diagnosis
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine Initiation Algorithm
Adjunctive meds: 
The following can be prescribed PRN for symptoms of withdrawal
Quick Guide: Buprenorphine ... q 6 hours PRN nausea ... Support for Hospital Opioid ... Use Treatment (SHOUT ... Management #Addiction #Opiate
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... purpura: strong sign ... , testes -> pain ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology