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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... #Workup #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Diagnosis Framework ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... • This case should ... Differential diagnosis ... diffuse chondral disease ... #msk #rheumatology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... ○ Lyme disease ... #Diagnosis #otology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Best to have an ... #workup #hematology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... when evaluation should ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal disease