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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Disease, Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... Felty's Syndrome (RA ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
expression - Age ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... Temporal #Arteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... trauma, infection, vasculitis ... pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Rash
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Takayasu: - Age ... temporal artery - Age ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection - Vasculitis ... • Extremes of age ... - Autoimmune Vasculitis ... (lupus, RA, Sjogren's
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Cryoglobulins are ... - 10% SLE or RA ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... classification #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... Extra-articular signs ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
:1 - Bimodal age ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis