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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
- Differential ... • Infectious ... Arthropathy: Gout, CPPD ... #arthritides #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for ... Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis ... Lymphadenopathy #MIAMI #Mnemonic ... #Differential #
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
 •
Approach to a Positive ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... disorders: • Chronic infections ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... inflammatory arthritis ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... inflammatory arthritis ... diagnose concomitant infection ... crystal arthritis ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Neutropenia - Differential ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... • Epstein-Barr Virus ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... - Differential ... lesion • CNS infection ... ) • Temporal arteritis ... neurology #PHANTOMS #mnemonic