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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Chills/Joint pain/Night ... Osteosarcoma - Eosinophils ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... • Crystalline: light ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Episodic angioedema+eosinophilia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • EGPA: - Eosinophilia ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Weight loss • Night ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Weight loss • Night ... progressive) EGPA (Eosinophilic ... Polyangiitis): • Eosinophilia ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Causes of Night ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Orchiectomy • Rheumatologic ... Chronic fatigue syndrome ... , Chronic eosinophilic
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... • (Peripheral eosinophilia ... splenomegaly), night ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Night sweats are a nonspecific symptom that patients commonly experience and
Diagnosis Framework ... alcohol, heroin RHEUMATOLOGIC ... Chronic fatigue syndrome ... Granulomatous disease ... • Chronic eosinophilic
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
loss, malaise, night ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet disease ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management