21 results
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... blindness, linked to macular ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology ... #Rheumatology
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular ... WM reported to clinic ... patient was sent to rheumatology ... #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... • Ocular: uveitis ... #treatment #rheumatology
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... Clinical manifestations ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... #Ophthalmology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... capillary hemangiomatosis ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... tract, and often causes ... Arthralgias • Eye ... Eye -> retinopathy ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... emboli, and ocular ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Arthralgias • Eye ... tract, and often causes ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Case description ... prior signs or clinical ... Differential diagnosis ... Tendon Sheath - Nodular ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology