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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Seronegative Rheumatoid ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... Lupus Erythematous ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
rheumaticum • Rheumatic ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #joint #pain #skin ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
in rheumatoid arthritis ... metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... chronic disease, ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... Systemic lupus ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... diseases features ... pain, swelling, ... pain), especially ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... pain / swelling ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... bacterial), acute rheumatic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
assay (IFA) is the main ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential