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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... PIP Involvement, Spares ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... oxalate Infectious Arthritis ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... Coronaries Takayasu's arteritis ... BP Giant cell arteritis ... CoronaryArtery #Coronaries #Arteritis ... #Differential #
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... , ridging, oil spots ... Arthritis of DIP ... Arthritis mutilans ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... thrombosis of short ... posterior ciliary arteries ... • Cephalic symptoms ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Ocular melanoma • Arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... Recurrent and chronic arthritis-Azathioprine
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
to Joint Pain - Arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Lyme arthritis ... #Arthritis #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... versus Temporal Arteritis ... classic temporal arteritis ... #GiantCell #arteritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Manifestations: - Arthritis ... (aPL) 30-45% Differential ... autoantibodies #signs #symptoms ... #mimickers #differential ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... scleroderma), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... #diagnosis #differential