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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
GI - Felty syndrome ... , Behçet's syndrome ... , Marfan syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... functional deficit and arthritis ... "pooping duck sign ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Malar rash • SLE ... IBD • RA • SLE ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
is a skin prick test ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... : SLE, Reactive ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Cogan's Syndrome ... erythematosus (SLE ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... SLE : systemic ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
subluxation causing ulnar ... deviation • SLE ... • MCP + PIP + Wrist ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #