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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... MAS, Visceral, DIC ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Ischemic optic ... IBD, Whipple's disease ... Heberden's nodes (DIP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Clinical Exam: ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... arthritis diagnosis ... #Arthritis #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... erythema nodosum (septal ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Subcutaneous dissecting hematoma ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... causes #treatment #management
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... infarcts, Hematomas ... DIC • Aminotransferases ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... disc swelling with ... Clinical manifestations ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... : • + Clinical ... skin necrosis • DIC ... • Septic emboli ... #rheumatology #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management