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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Disease, Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
blood vessels (vasculitis ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... lumbar spine Signs ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #signs
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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/or pulmonary capillaritis ... often causes arthritis ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs ... and Symptoms • ... Scleromalacia perforans • Pulmonary ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... often causes arthritis ... • Cogan syndrome
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... palpable purpura 2/2 vasculitis ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... Constipation - MSK ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... periumbilical region), nausea ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms