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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... - Post-Trauma, Neck ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... secondary #management #neurology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... CNS infection (e.g ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... #Headache #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs RF test should ... Chemistry profile (e.g ... 45 years with neck ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... them, but urgent rheumatology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... claudication, shoulder ... pain involving neck ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Neck: “dropping ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
The differential ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... patient weight (eg ... of correction should ... Treatment #management #nephrology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology