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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 ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... • Differentiate ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
, Gonococcal arthritis ... Heberden's nodes (DIP ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... AIP: acute interstitial ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • CMV • HIV ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... neoplasms - PNH - HIT ... Venous #Thrombosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Neutropenia - Differential ... Childhood viruses • HIV ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Neutropenia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... Paracoccidioides • Viruses: HIV ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... rash) • Primary HIV ... • Septic Arthritis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Involving the Skin - Differential ... Vasculitis: - Ig A (HSP ... : • Temporal arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... differential #diagnosis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome), HIV-related ... <1% #Ascites #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology