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Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
= definite RA Joint ... - 0 points 2 ... large joints - 1 points ... ) - 5 points Serology ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... together) • Joint ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA ... #HandXray #Diagnosis ... Radiology #Clinical #Pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... Extra-articular signs ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
newborn vital signs ... labor via a 10-point ... child will develop long-term ... neurologic damage ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... syndrome - SLE Neurologic ... System Tender points ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... - Lung point ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... cause interstitial lung ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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does not always = RA ... disorders of Liver & Lung ... Malignancies • Aging ... #differential #diagnosis
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
of lumbosacral joint ... XR — scotty dog sign ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Paraneoplastic, CTD (SLE, RA ... Mitochondrial issues - VA Joint ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #causes #neurology