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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Infection • ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Viral Infections ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Infection ... , Autoimmune Hepatitis ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
rheumatologic diseases ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... Noninfectious hepatitis ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... to exclude are infections ... C-ANCA) pattern: antibodies ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... hepatitis, Psoriasis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology