56 results
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
 •
Systemic Sclerosis ... Internal Organs: • Joint ... @AnnKumfer #Systemic ... #Scleroderma #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... Point These images ... point," a finding ... #clinical #lungcardiac
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
inflammatory) • joint ... • synovitis; joint ... tenderness • joint ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #management #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
Systemic Sclerosis ... (interstitial lung ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... phenomenon (20%) Joints ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
interphalangeal joint ... (Degenerative Joint ... Joint involvement ... #Hands #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
guidelines General - Systemic ... neurology, back pain Haematology ... cell disease Rheumatology ... discrepancy, multiple joint ... Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
the Parasternal Long ... Axis (PLAX) - Point ... Cardiomyopathy - Systolic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Tender points ... Extrarticular #conditions #joint ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology