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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... ) - Differential ... , weight loss, fever ... Cervical spine arthritis ... To Narrow Down Ddx
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... pain/Night sweats ... Weight loss - DDX ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
hot, swollen, pain ... active ROM +/- fever ... chills, malaise Ddx ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... otherwise • ESR
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... /swelling - Fever ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... Joint #pain #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Recurrent middle ear ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain ... drug exposure or Dx ... well as inner ear
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
malaise) - Muscle pain ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... DDX: - Pyoderma ... Treatment: - Systemic
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... acute rheumatic fever ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... approach #workup #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... well as inner ear ... to exclude are infections ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... CTD) • ANCA (Dx
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #causes #management