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Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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Arteritis Risk Factors ... Arteritis #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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(+) Rheumatoid Factor ... #Rheumatoid #Factor ... #RF #rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... RA: Rheumatoid Factor ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Dialysis (%) - 5% Factors ... Vasculitis #Management #Rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... ) Units of Factor ... #hemophilia #hematology ... #factorix
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
RF (rheumatoid factor ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
insoluble globulin - Factor ... depletion of clotting factors ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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antibodies, rheumatoid factor ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
having rheumatoid factor ... serum rheumatoid factor ... classification #rheumatology