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

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Neurologic symptoms ... a mass as the cause ... Error • Cataract/Lens ... #Ophthalmology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Case description ... radiograph, may lean ... - **MSK rads ... #msk #rheumatology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... Questions to Ask ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
on the parietal pericardium ... associated with rheumatologic ... life-threatening causes ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... caucasian • Symptoms ... - Typical MS-like ... Management #treatment #rheumatology ... #ophthalmology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
(esp legs) -> Leg ... Inflammation of pericardium ... inflammation tends to cause ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
and age/2 for men ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology