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Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... the time course (acute ... noninflammatory Signs ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... pedal edema, and clear ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... nodules, joint effusions ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... ideally limit for acute
Intramuscular Calf Hematoma on POCUS
80 y/o older man. CAD + DAPT.  Working on fishing boat.
80 y/o older man ... signs, but demonstrating ... this case empiric AC ... #msk #ultrasound ... #clinical
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... inhibition - Chronic ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... Physical Exam/Signs ... ’s lymphoma or acute
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Varicella-zoster ... • Common clinical ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs