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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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• Giant Cell Arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021 ... #Guidelines #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Severe Disease → Remission
Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... Guidelines • Severe Disease ... • Non-Severe Disease ... Management #Treatment #ACR2021 ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... necrosis, and Paget disease ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
aseptic meningitis), MCC ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... signs #symptoms #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 ... ), RA, crystal disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... onset of swelling, pain ... locations: Wrist, MCP ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... : • Joint pain ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... , and low back pain ... #laboratory #workup ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
infections, bone pain ... extramedullary disease ... , fever, joint pain ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis