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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... Definition: acute ... Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... , Hypotension, shock ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... ideally limit for acute
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... but stable or chronic ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... , Arthritis, myalgia ... • Evolution: Chronic ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... : • Acute or chronic ... fever • Septic shock ... Meningitis, septic arthritis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... presents with an acute ... for giant cell arteritis ... treatment for PMR is a chronic ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology