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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... (ANA) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... Rheumatic Diseases ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... #patterns #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... Gonorrhea • Rheumatic ... streptococci (rheumatic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Diseases • Septic ... connective-tissue disease ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #testing #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often causes arthritis ... disease, and ocular ... : Systemic rheumatic ... diseases, such ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... ), RA, crystal disease ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #