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Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #diagnosis #testing ... #Rheumatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... like rheumatoid ... RA) or systemic lupus ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing ... #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
bacterial), acute rheumatic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... failure PBC Signs ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... but elevated as disease ... #workup #hepatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
in persons with rheumatoid ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
joint (i.e. in Rheumatoid ... arthritis, Lupus ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
inflammation Others: • Lupus ... : Systemic rheumatic ... as systemic lupus ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Osteoarthritis • Rheumatoid ... Popliteal #BakersCyst #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis