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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Guidelines for Treatment ... Giant Cell Arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... #Treatment #ACR2021 ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
burgdorferi • Virus ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Fever is the main ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... inflammatory) • joint pain ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
SLE, Reactive arthritis ... , AS Treatment: ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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rapidly progressing GN ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... , testes -> pain ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Holistic Management of Systemic Lupus
 • Lifestyle interventions: Smoking cessation, Photoprotection, Therapeutic adherence, Anxiety/depression/fatigue, Fibromyagia/pain management,
Holistic Management ... of Systemic Lupus ... fatigue, Fibromyagia/pain ... SLE #Systemic #Lupus ... #treatment #rheumatology