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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory ... TerrierBen #Inflammatory ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... BrighamChiefs #Inflammatory ... #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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and Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... PBC, DM, other inflammatory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Is there a pattern ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... an asymmetric pattern ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
significant • Pattern ... : The ANA patterns ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #differential
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis Patterns ... nodes - DIP • XRAY ... Joint Involvement Patterns ... hand #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #inflammatory
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Testing - Nuclear Patterns ... Homogeneous pattern ... PBC, DM, other inflammatory ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... infectious, or inflammatory ... #Diagnosis #Patterns ... #Features #Comparison
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
diagnosed ON THE X-RAY ... Differential diagnosis ... : • Inflammatory ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Syndrome: - Ocular inflammatory ... - (C-ANCA) pattern ... - (P-ANCA) pattern ... #diagnosis #rheumatology