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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
, holster sign, ... Classic triad of ILD ... myositis, and arthritis ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
frequent attacks • Arthritis ... double contour sign ... • Dual-energy CT ... +Radiographic signs ... #rheumatology