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Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... arteritis - Inflammatory ... syndrome induced by chronic ... dermatomyositis #Size #Classification ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Neoplastic / Hematologic ... Autoimmune / Inflammatory ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic • ... Idiopathic • Chronic
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever • Chronic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... , crystalline disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
differentiated: • Inflammatory ... and many other inflammatory ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... (25-75%): Inflammatory ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Recurrent and chronic ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ... Chronic kidney disease ... : SLE, amyloidosis ... Chronic kidney disease ... High #Potassium #Classification
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... for All Types of Inflammatory ... response to an inflammatory ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... level to exclude inflammatory
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
photosensitivity, inflammatory ... Classification: ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... (Granulomatous disease ... Syndrome: - Ocular inflammatory ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification