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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and Other Conditions ... Associated with Joint Pain ... - SLE Neurologic ... Extrarticular #conditions ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute neurological condition ... reflexes - Burning pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nutrition #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
mental status • Visual ... may precede the neurologic ... PRES-Associated Clinical Conditions ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... #neurology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Gout == 3 Conditions ... • Metabolic syndrome ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Incontinence • VISUAL ... Sensitivity to pain ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
claudication, visual ... or as primary condition ... affects the skin, neurologic ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome ... of cells on the distal ... Hypocalciuria (spot ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #management #pathophysiology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Sudden onset of pain ... Bacterial ○ Viral ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management