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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
• Seronegative Rheumatoid ... Arthritis: Viral ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... Disease: Systemic ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Bacterial or viral ... • Rheumatic ... syndrome, SLE, Rheumatic ... Cardiovascular system • Mitral ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... in persons with rheumatoid ... bacterial, fungal, or viral ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Infectious: • Viral ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... Arthritis, Sjogren ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... or more joints Viral ... streptococci (rheumatic ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Diseases • Septic ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
bacterial), acute rheumatic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... • Acute = Viral ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... arthralgia, and arthritis ... cryoglobulin • Viral ... arthritis, Sjögren's ... classification #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
ANCA-associated vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis: • Systemic rheumatic ... GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis ... and often causes arthritis ... urticaria, recent viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology