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Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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a Positive (+) Rheumatoid ... disorders of Liver & Lung ... Malignancies • Aging ... #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
small joints of hands ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Arthritis in the Hands ... deformities of long-standing ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Transfusion Reactions - Summary Cheatsheet
 • Hemolytic Reaction
 • Febrile Reactions
 • Transfusion Related Acute Lung
Transfusion Reactions ... Related Acute Lung ... Injury (TRALI) • Transfusion ... #Reactions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Transfusion Thresholds ... Related Acute Lung ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... System Tender points ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Blood Transfusion ... Non-Hemolytic Transfusion ... Related Acute Lung ... #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
- DIP • XRAY: joint-space ... osteophytes Rheumatoid ... Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... 5% of times Joint ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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biliary, renal, lung ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid ... #management #phenotypes ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Pulmonary: Parenchymal lung ... Musculoskeletal: Joint ... Signs #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology