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Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... for Diagnostic ... #Rheumatology # ... Algorithm #GCA # ... #Rheumatica #GiantCell
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... symptoms • Polymyalgia ... #Rheumatology # ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
ANCA-Associated ... pathologically or clinically ... polyangiitis (GPA ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... bullous or vesicular eruption ... and branches • GCA ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... Elevated ESR and CRP GCA ... giant cells PMR (Polymyalgia ... develop in pts with GCA ... #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... macular, patchy eruption ... Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
ACE level, CXR, ANCA ... disease (e.g., polymyalgia ... (to support a diagnosis ... and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... DDX: • ANCA (Antineutrophil ... erythematosus (SLE
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... cases such as: • SLE ... Polyarteritis Nodosa, GCA ... : • Clinical tests ... #diagnosis #management