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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 ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... deviation, etc • Systemic ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- (Reiter’s syndrome ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... (RA) - Inflammation ... autoimmune disease ... should have other symptoms
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
accompanies other autoimmune ... (PBC), or with systemic ... like rheumatoid arthritis ... (RA) or systemic ... (SLE) Signs / Symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... myositis, and arthritis ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Positive ANA ≠ Autoimmune ... context of other symptoms ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... is a skin prick test ... management #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... infection • Autoimmune ... - 10% SLE or RA ... disorder (e.g. systemic ... classification #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
disease • Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Resembles RA ... polyarticular CPPD • Systemic ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology