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Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Algorithm Hodgkin ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... • Jaundice (later ... but elevated as disease ... #workup #hepatology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... Severe, worse at night ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... you’ll do a good workup ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... #Algorithm #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... = Worry about late ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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speech such as rate ... Pressured speech (rate ... anxiety about work ... of illness, the symptoms ... #psychiatry #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... up with pain at night ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
Restrictive Pulmonary Disease ... , Right Sided Heart ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Compensated polarized light ... sedimentation rate ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology