22 results
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Associated Rheumatic ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
of Lumbar Spine and ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... Erythematosus ( ... should have other symptoms
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
rheumaticum • Rheumatic ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Arthritis: • Joint ... : • Symptoms limited ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Lupus (SLE): ... ANA (anti-nuclear ... ribonucleoprotein) • RA: Rheumatoid ... #diagnosis #associations ... #table
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Features of Systemic Lupus ... Demyelinating syndromes ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... bacterial), acute rheumatic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
: Pathogenesis and ... diseases like rheumatoid ... RA) or systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis