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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
injury -> Ligaments tear ... onto lateral hip Signs ... • Arthritic Changes ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Giant retinal tears ... azathioprine #Behcet ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... chest pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn ... #Pulmonolary
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
SLE) - Typical Signs ... , Arthralgia / arthritis ... Erythematosus #SLE #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Crohn disease • Behcet ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... infiltration damages tear ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis