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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... : Atlantoaxial Instability ... , Felty's Syndrome ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... Crystal Deposition ... ochronosis and crystal deposition ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : • Treatment: ... Arthritis: • Colchicine ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... , AS Treatment: ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Arthritis ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Fever/chills - Inability ... lower #extremity #msk
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... , PRES Pathophysiology ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... Monosodium urate deposition ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition ... Pathophysiology ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #Disease #Rheumatology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
caused by the inability ... Then, ask 3 questions ... Treatment: Treatment ... demyelination syndrome ... vaptans (HF/liver disease