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Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... Patterns Osteoarthritis ... nodes - DIP • XRAY ... #patterns #hand ... #rheumatology #inflammatory
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... small joints of hands ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #diagnosis #management
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... periventricular white matter ... aseptic meningitis), MCC ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Rate of inflammatory ... Swelling notable on Xray ... joints, esp carpal, MCP ... on joints can mal-align
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... often causes arthritis ... Syndrome: - Ocular inflammatory ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hematuria) • Inflammatory ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... • IF staining patterns ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... gray matter changes ... syndrome: Ocular inflammatory ... #Vasculitis #Differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Management Summary ... for giant cell arteritis ... can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound ... PMR #Diagnosis #Management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
classical HL (MCHL ... or low • ESR (Inflammatory ... inflammatory infiltrate ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management