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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... (RA + Neutropenia ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
- Diagnosis Diagnostic ... Abnormal pathergy test ... , medium-large joints ... #disease #Diagnosis ... #criteria #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... , Vasculitis (e.g ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
• De Winter syndrome ... sign A - Biphasic ... chest pain • Wellens ... sign B - Deeply ... #EKG #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Musculoskeletal: Joint ... Thrombocytosis, Felty's syndrome ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... (to support a diagnosis ... features suggest RA ... #testing #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Demyelinating syndromes ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Diagnosis: ... antiinflammatory properties e.g ... blockers had the best ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology #