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Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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disorders of Liver & Lung ... Malignancies • Aging ... #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential ... #diagnosis
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 ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound ... #diagnosis #mimics
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS based ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... point (hard to ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... System Tender points ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management ... • Rheumatoid ... normal and can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound ... #Management #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... #Rheumatology
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... aeration to the point ... sliding #pneumonia #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections