11 results
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... Like in this case ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Family history, ultrasound ... Nephronophthisis Vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Internal derangement/Avascular ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Sleep Apnea • Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Chronic Vision Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Craniopharyngioma #Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... narrowing and vascular ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
thigh bones -> chronic ... prematurely • risk of joint ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... - Pain (muscle/joint ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pulse deficits vascular ... eruption • Joints ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... and bullous or vesicular ... eruption - Joints ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... no weakness or muscular ... universally used, ultrasound ... treatment for PMR is a chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology