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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Monosodium urate ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... intracellular urate ... antibody (ANA) test ... : HIV test, a rubella ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... look for: - HPI ... Urine Na/K/Cl/urea ... Algorithm #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... spine, shoulders, hips ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... whispered voice test ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... zoster virus ○ HIV ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Algorithm Pinpoint areas ... ITP - APLS - HIT ... Fecal occult blood test ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... We may ask why are ... Ask some questions ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
- parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential