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Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - ACR 2021 Guidelines ... - Low Disease ... Moderate to High Disease ... #rheumatology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Systemic disease ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... SLE - Behcet Disease
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Systemic Rheumatic Disease ... Sclerosis, Sjogren's Disease ... Sarcoidosis, Still's Disease ... Crystal Arthropathy: Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... Nodules • RA • Gout ... • Whipple's disease ... Tophi - Gout ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout ... #ULT #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... diffuse chondral disease ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology
Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Vasculitis Management - ACR ... Guidelines for Treatment ... • Giant Cell Arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
species - Lyme disease ... Coccidioidomycosis Crystal - Gout ... Usually involves the knee ... IBD, reactive arthritis ... , psoriatic arthritis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
osteoarthritis, gout ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... diagnosis Treatment ... unable to rule out ... patient admitted for treatment
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
joints in acute disease ... In chronic disease ... Chronic Tophaceous Gout ... chronic tophaceous gout ... #Types #Rheumatology