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Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... vasculitis (rare) • Rheumatic ... Disease (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... Arthritis (RA), ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... arthritis (RA) ... other inflammatory arthritides ... oxalate Infectious Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... arthritis • SLE ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... of Inflammatory Arthritis ... arthritis (RA) ... diagnosis of reactive arthritis ... #Arthritis #laboratory
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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Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... arthritis - Juvenile ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Symptoms: • early AM ... inflammatory) • joint pain ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
Cross Arm Test of ... acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... ACJoint #shoulder #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
/ Cross-Arm Adduction ... acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... ACJoint #shoulder #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... arthralgia, and arthritis ... arthritis, Sjögren's ... classification #rheumatology