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Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
B - Body for syndrome ... Non-diarrheal), Skin ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... Contacts Infectious Diseases ... #diagnosis #ABCs
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Diagnosis in a ... → Leptospirosis ... Schistosomiasis • Skin ... Commercial sex worker
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Malar rash • SLE ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #joint #pain #skin ... #differential #diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Lyme Disease: Clinical diagnosis. Likely if recent hiking, travel to endemic area, erythema migrans (EM), an
diagnosis. ... recent hiking, travel ... involving skin, ... joints, or Bell ... #Symptoms #Early
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... Erythematosus (SLE ... should have other symptoms
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Demyelinating syndromes ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... #hematology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing ... #workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis