Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Osteitis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomyelitis
• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Osteitis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomyelitis

 

 

Osteoarthritis

Arthritis, Septic

Gout

Pseudogout

Basic Calcium Phosphate Disease

Spondyloarthritis, Seronegative

• Arthritis associated with malignancy - Inflammatory arthritis can be a frequent paraneoplastic phenomenon associated with underlying malignancies. 

  • Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis (PFPA) syndrome - frequently associated with ovarian cancer but can be seen in association with any malignancy.

• The Arthritides
• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Osteitis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomyelitis
• Connective Tissue Diseases
• Osteitis
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomyelitis

Arthritis associated with underlying connective tissue or autoimmune diseases -

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Drug-induced Lupus

Sjögren Syndrome

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

Systemic Sclerosis 

Inflammatory myopathies

Polymyositis

Dermatomyositis

Inclusion Body Myositis

Necrotizing Autoimmune Myopathy

Bechet's Syndrome

 

Vasculitis

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura,

ANCA-associated vasculitis

 

Sarcoidosis

 

Relapsing polychondritis

Learning Outcome	Diseases
1. Given a clinical situation, the physician can analyze the anatomic, physiologic, biochemical, microbiological and pathophysiologic basis of the following diseases.	Arthritis associated with malignancy - Inflammatory arthritis can be a frequent paraneoplastic phenomenon associated with underlying malignancies.  Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis (PFPA) syndrome - frequently associated with ovarian cancer but can be seen in association with any malignancy. • The Arthritides • Connective Tissue Diseases • Osteitis • Osteoporosis • Osteomyelitis • Connective Tissue Diseases • Osteitis • Osteoporosis • Osteomyelitis
2. Given a clinical situation, the physician can: a. formulate a diagnosis, after taking history and physical examination, b. identify laboratory and ancillary diagnostic tools you can use in the diagnosis of the diseases and interpret the results. c. identify the appropriate definitive and supportive management of the following diseases.

 

 

 

• Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints.

• Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It is caused by wear and tear on the joints.

• Gout is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes sudden and severe attacks of pain, redness, swelling, and tenderness in one or more joints.

• Psoriatic arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects some people with psoriasis, a skin condition.

• Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and large joints.

 

 

 

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