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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... Like in this case ... #rheumatology #
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
 - Pathophysiology not fully understood; possibly due to thrombus located in
Occlusion (CRVO) - Pathophysiology ... due to retinal vascular ... disease (Most common ... cause: Diabetic ... ) #Clinical #Ophthalmology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... blindness, linked to macular ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... in Sickle Cell Disease ... Avascular necrosis ... Pain #SickleCell #Disease ... #hematology
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vitamin CD Mnemonic Vascular ... See inflammatory joint ... Degenerative Disc Disease ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Vascular System ... TeIangiectasia Vascular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
platelet disorders, vascular ... Etiology: • Vascular ... Disruptions in vascular ... - Bone marrow disease ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... osteopetrosis, avascular ... necrosis, and Paget disease ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Kidney Disease ... Family history, ultrasound ... Nephronophthisis Vascular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... crystals from joints ... high-resolution ultrasound ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... Signs #Symptoms #Pathophysiology