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Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis ... (GCA), Takayasu's ... arteritis, Cogan's ... RD), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... (RA), Systemic lupus
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... • Systemic Lupus ... Asymmetric (Psoriatic Arthritis ... • Psoriatic Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Arthritis ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... arteritis (GCA) ... Arteritis: Often ... classic temporal arteritis ... #GiantCell #arteritis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
(Giant Cell Arteritis ... mucositis • Rash, arthritis ... tract, and often causes ... arthritis. ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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rapidly progressing GN ... tract, and often causes ... arthritis. (± glomerulonephritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... mucositis - Rash, arthritis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Membranoproliferative GN ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Management