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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Dermatomyositis (DM ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
DM/PM : dermatomyositis ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Dermatomyositis (PM/DM ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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- SjS, SLE, DM ... pattern: - PBC, DM ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
necrosis, Charcot (DM2 ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Insulin resist + DM ... Differential Diagnosis ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
day vs. 2.5 mg/m2 ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Dermatomyositis (PM/DM ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
: • SjS, SLE, DM ... pattern: • PBC, DM ... Nuclear #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... elevated < PM and DM ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology ... #differential #