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

#Diagnosis
Patients With Symptoms ... of Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... #Polymyalgia #Rheumatica
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
for diagnosis of rheumatic ... Jones #Criteria #Rheumatic ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... with different rheumatic ... and Associated Rheumatic ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... (scleroderma), Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Heart Disease, Rheumatoid ... Vasculitis, Rheumatoid ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Rheumatoid ... rheumatology #signs #symptoms
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Rheumatic Fever ... Usually symptoms ... used to diagnose Rheumatic ... #Rheumatic #Fever
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... • Polymyalgia rheumatica ... • Associated symptoms ... patients have GCA symptoms ... 2 years until symptoms
Non-articular manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA #Manifestations #NonArticular #Symptoms #Signs
manifestations of Rheumatoid ... #Rheumatology #Rheumatoid ... #NonArticular #Symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
old; F>M Signs/Symptoms ... with Polymyalgia Rheumatica ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... joint deformities, rheumatoid ... Studies • RF (rheumatoid ... RheumOnePagers #Rheumatoid