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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... afebrile • Acute
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... for Acute Polyarthritis ... : HIV test, a rubella ... #diagnosis #testing
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
ED triage notes are ... something has acutely ... Troponin, TSH, CPK, HIV ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... adults in the west ... Agent Orange or Hep ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology