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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Summary • Epidemiology ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... of SLE • Evolution ... : Chronic disease
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... : Chronic disease
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Summary WHAT ... presents with an acute ... for giant cell arteritis ... • Normocytic anemia ... for PMR is a chronic
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary ... cells can indicate disease ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... camping) The Disease ... Pulmonary (91%): Acute ... / Chronic Pneumonia ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management