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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
that can point ... diagnosis: #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
tissue swelling (best ... that can still ... Best visualized ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
segments, usually best ... Can also be seen ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Differential diagnosis ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Clinical Features ... • A clinical diagnosis ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... blockers had the best ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... INVOLVING 2 OR MORE JOINTS ... SEROSITIS - RENAL - NEUROLOGIC ... #Rheumatology #
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Endemic Regions - Clinical ... Osteoarticular (Sacroiliac joint ... Tests: - CBC ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... , Convalescent Serology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... ., PAN) • Seizures ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology