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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... arthritis diagnosis ... #Arthritis #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... disease • Slipped ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... pain/swelling - Fever
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... presentation Urinalysis: LE ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof