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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... , shoulder ... • Differentiate ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... • Diagnosis should ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Antimicrobial treatment ... CNS #Infections #differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
known to have HIV ... aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
the following should ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... meningitis: ART should ... Corticosteroids should ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... axial (spine, shoulders ... , hips)? ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
, and hip muscle ... and hips ... normal and can help differentiate ... TREATMENT: • The ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... affected part should ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Hematological: - HIT ... antibodies (APLS should ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential