5 results
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Prognosis: Usually mild ... Lupusreference #druginduced ... #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... pneumonitis • ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1, ... #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... lasting > 30 mins - 1 ... arthritis • SLE ... #MSK #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment