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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... • Vasculitis Occlusion ... • Sickle Cell Anemia ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Cell Disease Vaso-occlusive ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
: • Vascular occlusion ... - Hemolytic anemia ... #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
due to vascular occlusion ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... due to vascular occlusion ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnosis Framework ... Syndrome: Fever, joint ... phenomenon INCLUSION ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology