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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
interstitial lung disease ... auscultation #RheumatoidArthritis ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis ... #ExtraArticular
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... , Stabbing) - ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... Disease • Swelling ... Degenerative Joint Disease ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
mellitus, thyroid disease ... stop, but post-inflammatory ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #stages #staging ... #msk
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint diseases ... • Rate of inflammatory ... Extra-articular signs #RheumatoidArthritis ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
alterations (result of aging ... activation of inflammatory ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
photophobia • GI - Inflammatory ... endoscopy (Not Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease ( ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #Extraarticular ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
this process) Inflammatory ... of hematoma -> Inflammatory ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #disruptors