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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... thrombosis of short ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... PIP Involvement, Spares ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... mass and NO prior signs ... #msk #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... in small joints ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Distraction Test for Cervical Radiculopathy

 • Indicates compression of neural structures at the intervertebral foramen or
foramen or facet joint ... • Positive signis ... a decrease in symptoms ... physicalexam #neck #sports ... #orthopedics #msk
The Bulge Sign in Knee Effusion

Highly specific sign for knee joint effusion. 
 - Stroke the
for knee joint ... Effusion #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology