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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Sarcoidosis, Still's ... Crystal Arthropathy: Gout ... Undifferentiated UCSD ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... , Skin rash ± odynophagia ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... septic arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... Must rule out other ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
infection • Still's ... Tophi - Gout ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... osteoarthritis, gout ... diagnosis Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... noninflammatory Signs ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... • Adult onset Still's ... #MSK #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
response to local skin ... test (this is a skin ... , AS Treatment: ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... maculopapular skin ... Treatment - Mild ... #rheumatology # ... management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology