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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Summary Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #management #rheumatology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Sjogren syndrome, rheumatoid ... arthritis, SLE ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... inhibition - Chronic
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... , AS Treatment: ... Recurrent and chronic ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... ANCA-associated vasculitis, rheumatoid ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... • Cervical cancer
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
for giant cell arteritis ... • Normocytic anemia ... • Rheumatoid ... for PMR is a chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome is a rare chronic ... skin lesions + Rheumatic ... nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
syndromes current treatment ... influence outcomes and treatment ... disease tolerate anemia ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology