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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... and ILD Complications ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... Secretagogues → activate ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint Pain ... gangrenosum • IBD ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... dermatology #joint #pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Disease OLIGOARTHRITIS ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... • Clubbing - IBD ... Spondyloarthropathy-IBD ... conditions #joint #pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Demyelinating syndromes ... lesions Abdominal pain ... (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Pleural/pericardial/abd ... activity • C3 ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology