2006 results
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
central nervous system ... Peripheral Nervous System ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... Serology: - Anti-Ro
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro ... Syndrome: Anti-Ro ... • Scleroderma (Systemic
Cutaneous and Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis
Cutaneous Findings:
 - Heliotrope sign and edema
 - Nail-fold changes
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Cutaneous and Systemic ... - Heliotrope sign ... or shawl sign ... Systemic Findings ... #Cutaneous #Systemic
Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Manifestations of Systemic ... Erythematosus (SLE) #Systemic ... Manifestations #Signs
Peripheral Signs of Aortic Regurgitation

Corrigan sign	Prominent carotid and supraclavicular pulsations
Alfred de Musset sign	Head nodding with heart
Peripheral Signs ... Pistol shot—systolic ... femoral artery systolic ... Lower limb systolic ... exceeding upper limb systolic
Muller's sign in Aortic Regurgitation - Systolic pulsations of the uvula 

In chronic severe aortic regurgitation,
Muller's sign in ... Regurgitation - Systolic ... stroke volume and systolic ... Müller's sign is ... #Mullers #sign #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... activity Anti-Ro ... • MCTD (SLE/systemic ... @AnnKumfer #Systemic
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Systemic Sclerosis ... Scleroderma) Multi-system ... Limited cutaneous systemic ... skin thickening Signs ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
- Kehr's sign ... - McBurney's sign ... - Psoas sign ... - Obturator's sign ... - Cough sign
Aortic Man - Mnemonic for Signs in Aortic Regurgitation
Light house sign
De Musset's sign
Water hammer pulse
Landolfi's sign,
- Mnemonic for Signs ... De Musset's sign ... , Becker's sign ... Quincke's Sign ... Durozie's sign