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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... overhanging edges and well ... relatively common, so ... Differential diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
peripheral neuropathy so ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... there so many RBCs ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... - GI tract: abdominal ... episcleritis as well ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Remember: Systemic sx will ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... initiating steroids, so ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... tract, and often causes ... gut involvement, abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology