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Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
infections characterized ... #diagnosis #management ... #table #signs # ... symptoms #comparison ... #differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
, Septic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
inflammatory or infectious ... arthritis; however ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic ... Effusions #causes #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... within 1 month of infection ... should have other symptoms ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology