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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition. While chiefly thought of as a joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA ... joint disorder, RA ... systemic nature of RA ... them favorable to RA ... RANKL #ostoblast #Citrullinated
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
ribonucleoprotein) • RA ... Factor (RF), Cyclic Citrullinated
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... diseases features • RA ... -> Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
RF) and cyclic citrullinated ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... features suggest RA
Systemic Autoimmune Disorders 
#RA #SS #Sjogren’s_Syndrome #Autoimmine_disorders
Autoimmune Disorders #RA
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... - ‘a’ wave (RA ... waves” caused by RA ... wave back into RA ... - ‘x’ descent (RA
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
between Below [RA ... + RA pressure] ... ) and Above [RA ... + RA pressure] ... used to estimate RA
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Scleritis - RA ... Nodules • RA ... Pleural disease - RA ... Bronchiectasis - RA ... neuropathies - RA
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
x " descent on RA ... to the fall in RA ... the "v " wave on RA ... descent in the RA ... " wave in the RA
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA