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Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Guidelines - Low Disease ... Activity - Moderate ... to High Disease ... Activity - Methotrexate ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... activity Anti-Ro ... with more severe disease ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
screening for disease ... with established disease ... Individual factor activity ... those with severe disease ... Management #treatment #hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... Disease: Hematogenous
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Assessment of Disease ... Activity UCEIS ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
 •
Severity) Crohns Disease ... thereafter Mild Disease ... Activity • Budesonide ... isolated colonic disease ... LowRisk #Mild #Gastroenterology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... Tuberculosis: • Endogenous ... Disease: Hematogenous
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic acid is an endogenous ... with exercise/activity ... of underlying disease
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Severity of the Disease ... Concern for HES: • Hematology ... Treatment #management #gastroenterology