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Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic ... antibodies, which are ... should be obtained ... for Acute Polyarthritis ... #Disease #Rheumatoid
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Debate if this should ... - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... axial (spine, shoulders ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... antibodies are ... mild generalized ... patients with mild ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... joint (i.e. in Rheumatoid ... mechanical forces that are ... cartilage triggers a mild ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
cascade is intact - test ... of factor VII should ... • Warfarin • Acute ... liver function tests ... • Acute DIC •
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Pleocytosis: Mild ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
disease states ... the critically ill ... or diagnostic tests ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
trauma (> 65 years old ... weird joints (shoulders ... joints ("pseudo-rheumatoid ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Syndrome: • A rare