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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... lesions Abdominal pain ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... peripheral vs axial ... noninflammatory Signs ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
infarction, coronary artery ... aneurysms Diagnosis ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
during the post-prandial ... Superior mesenteric artery ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... remission less likely after ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... #Management #Signs
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Superficial temporal artery ... purpura: strong sign ... , testes -> pain ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... Superficial temporal artery ... disturbance • Temp. artery ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain. ... pain as non-radiating ... Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... #Radiology #CTChest