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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Vasculitis, Rheumatoid ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Non-articular manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA #Manifestations #NonArticular #Symptoms #Signs
Arthritis (RA) ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #NonArticular #Symptoms ... #Signs
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... Rheumatologic Disease ... or more joints Viral ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... less systemic symptoms ... , holster sign, ... 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 ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... Thyroid, Autoimmune ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Endocarditis, Aortic valve ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Reactive or "Atypical" Lymphocytosis
Infection
 • Viral: EBV, CMV, HIV, Herpes viruses, Influenza, Varicella, HTLV-I
 • Bacterial:
Infection • Viral ... Toxoplasmosis, Babesia Autoimmune ... • Rheumatoid ... arthritis Hypersensitivity ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... bacterial, fungal, or viral ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology