5 results
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... biofilm-forming organisms Oligoarticular ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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: - Acute appendicitis ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... infection • acute ... porphyria (rare ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... the time course (acute ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... #pain #Differential ... Polyarticular #Oligoarticular
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... accompanied by joint ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #differential #
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
, or joint pain. ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... affecting 2 to 4 joints ... fever, rashes, joint ... , serositis, abdominal