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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Disease, Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , obstructive pulmonary ... disease, and ocular ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... purpura: strong sign
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Ulceration GI tract - Ocular ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Cell (Temporal) Arteritis ... Complications Signs ... artery tender, nodular ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #Vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... disease, and ocular ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... ulceration • Ocular ... panuveitis, retinal vasculitis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia Gravis ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis ... Scleromalacia perforans • Pulmonary ... Vascular: Rheumatoid vasculitis ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis