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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... that can confirm ... Differential Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... USS, ultrasound scan
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... CRP level: (1) Can ... 45 years with neck ... #testing #Rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
ischemic pain • Can ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Spurling's Test - Cervical Root Impingement

Spurling's Test evaluates for cervical root impingement.
With the head extended and
towards the painful shoulder ... , apply an axial ... Video via @open_michigan ... #Cervical #Neck ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
• +ANA can be seen ... healthy adults, and should ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history: Man ... Systemic (head and neck ... specific laboratory tests ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

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  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
GI - Felty syndrome ... Vasculitis (e.g., PAN ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... • Head and neck ... auditory nerve (CN ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome