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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 ... Instability, Felty's Syndrome ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... signs #symptoms
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... context of other symptoms ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
and Associated Rheumatic ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL Symptoms: ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
neuritis - Giant cell ... , SLE, Rheumatic ... pulses - Giant cell ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
diseases like rheumatoid ... erythematosus (SLE ... ) Signs / Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitides: Giant Cell ... arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... erythematosus (SLE ... #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Diagnosis: • ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ... ribonucleoprotein) • RA: Rheumatoid ... RNA Polymerase Ill ... #diagnosis #associations
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology