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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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Lymphoid variant (e.g ... EGPA, rheumatoid arthritis ... ) - Solid tumors ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... - Giant cell tumor ... #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
Chronic osteomyelitis ... #Diagnosis #Bony ... #Differential # ... Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #adult
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... • Drug Abuse (e.g
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours - See ... - Secondary to Chronic ... Malignancy • Drugs (e.g ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Rheumatologic Disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Leukemia • Solid tumors ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Protozoa (eg ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Neoplastic* Primary tumors ... Sarcoma Metastatic tumors ... nodosa Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Night Sweats - Differential ... Diagnosis • Malignancy ... immunodeficiency virus ... , Temporal arteritis ... , Chronic fatigue