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Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... @MithuRheum #Rheumatoid ... #Arthritis #ACR2021 ... #Guidelines #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #ULT ... #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... osteoarthritis, gout ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... #Summary
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Summary Overview ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary • Epidemiology ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Summary #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... low ferritin, arthritis ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
bacterial), acute rheumatic ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... , gout or pseudogout ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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with response to treatment ... antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology