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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary ... hot, swollen, pain ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... count, and crystal evaluation
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... : • Acute or chronic ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... #Management #Summary
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Peak incidence: Summer ... : - Erythema Chronicum ... Joint swelling/pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... weight • Chest pain ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... , obstructive pulmonary ... tract: abdominal pain ... , testes -> pain
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... tract: Abdominal pain ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... involvement, abdominal pain
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis