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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Causes of Leg Pain ... : • Infection: ... Epidural abscess - Herpes ... zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
: Fever, flank pain ... skin flora (GPCs ... Extremely rare - HIV ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... skin flora (GPCs ... Extremely rare - HIV ... 2,000,000,000, HBV ... in 100,000,000, HCV
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... - parvovirus, HIV ... , hepatitis, herpes ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... disease, drug reactions ... to exclude are infections ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
disease, drug reactions ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... tract: Abdominal pain ... HTN • Check: HBV ... tract, and often causes