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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
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 ... and Symptoms: ... ), PAH (pulmonary ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
or signs. ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Encephalitis, Myelitis ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Manifestations: - Arthritis ... anemia 4% - Myositis ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Sjögren Syndrome, Myositis ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... neuritis • Partial myelitis ... Signs and symptoms ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Overview Focal ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential