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

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Dermatomyositis Erythema chronicum ... on erythematous base ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
• Systemic Lupus ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
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 ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... Mechanical/degenerative disorders ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... : • Chronic B-cell
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Like in this case ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... : • Acute or chronic ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... inhibitor and lupus ... administration, evaluation ... • Warfarin • Acute ... Liver disease • Acute
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
, worse at the bases ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... , Systemic Lupus ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation