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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Disease and ILD Complications ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Seizure Late onset complications ... • Reactive arthritis ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Imaging: • XRay (erosions ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Complications of Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic
 - Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
 - Hypoxia
 - Hyperglycaemia
 - Hypocalcaemia
Complications of ... inflammatory response syndrome ... haemorrhage - Erosion ... Obstructive jaundice #Complications
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... , Schnitzler) Complications ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
maculopapular rash, arthritis ... Life-threatening complications ... low ferritin, arthritis ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
GERD - Complications ... : • Erosive esophagitis ... Extraesophageal complications ... Asthma • Dental erosion ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Complications and Prevention
 • Cardiopulmonary events
 • Buried bumper
 • Bleeding
 •
Gastrostomy (PEG) Complications ... dislodgement • Gastric erosion ... Gastrostomy #PEG #Complications ... #Management #gastroenterology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology