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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
: • Acute or chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... the time course (acute ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... asymmetric pattern Acute ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... (when evaluation ... An acute rise or ... disturbance, or acute ... disease: CKD, acute
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial), acute ... • Acute = Viral ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Acute ... • Serum uric acid ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... #laboratory #workup
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... aspiration and acute
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
granulomatous disorders ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... blood loss or acute ... • Iron, folic acid ... pathophysiology #differential
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Radiology Imaging ... • Well defined acute ... and lymph: - Acute ... Differential diagnosis ... #diagnosis #msk