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Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... Algorithm for Diagnostic ... of Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Polymyalgia #Rheumatica
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... with different rheumatic ... and Associated Rheumatic ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Studies • RF (rheumatoid ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #Arthritis #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic ... obtained when rheumatoid ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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a Positive (+) Rheumatoid ... not always = RA Rheumatic ... disorders: • Rheumatoid ... ASanchez_PS #Rheumatoid ... #differential #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... respectively, having rheumatoid ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... Elevated serum rheumatoid ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudogout • Early Rheumatic ... • Reactive • Rheumatic ... Symmetrical • Rheumatoid ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... • Polymyalgia rheumatica ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis