Showing posts with label Rheumatology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rheumatology. Show all posts

16 April 2009

26 Rheumatology presentations



USA College of Rheumatology contains 26 presentations
  1. Fibromyalgia- Diagnostic Criteria American College of Rheumatology (1990) Hx of widespread pain; present for at least 3 months; Pain in 11 of 18 tender point sites
  2. Venables PJW. “Mixed Connective Tissue Disease.” Lupus, 2006. 15: 132-137. American College of Rheumatology, classification criteria for SLE.
  3. The American College of Rheumatology proposed clinical criteria for patients enrolled in studies of Wegener's and distinguish other forms of vasculitis (pre-ANCA)
  4. 1987 American College of Rheumatology Revised criteria for the diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: At least four of the following
  5. American College of Rheumatology –not intended to be used in routine clinical practice and established before ANCA. Presence of 2 or more yield 88% sensitivity and 92 ...
  6. American College of Rheumatology classification criteria . Unexplained weight loss > 4 kg; Livedo reticularis; Testicular pain; Myalgias; Mononeuropathy or polyneuropathy
  7. ASH: American Society of Hematology; ASH: American Society of Hypertension; ACR: American College of Rheumatology; ACR: American College of Radiology
  8. NIMH Working group on Definitional Criteria for HIV-associated Dementia, (AIDS ... Example from Rheumatology
  9. American College of Rheumatology proposed the following five criteria. The presence of three or more had a sensitivity of 71% and a specificity of 84% for the diagnosis
  10. Rheumatology (Oxford) 1999; 38:917. Ramirez-Mata M, Reyes PA, Alarcon-Segovia D et al. Esophageal Motility in systemic lupus erythematosus.
  11. More common in subacute IE . American College of Rheumatology. webrheum.bham.ac.uk/.../ default/pages/3b5.htm . www.meddean.luc.edu/.../ Hand10/Hand10dx.html
  12. There have been several attempts, most notably by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) in 1990 and the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference of 1994, to create clear ...
  13. This excellent site details the ACR (American College of. Rheumatology) clinical classification criteria. Please take a . look – you won’t believe how detailed it is!
  14. American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria; Palpable purpura; Age <20;>
  15. Only about 50% of individuals with a lupus anticoagulant meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of lupus (SLE)
  16. RA Classification criteria – 1987 American College of Rheumatology . Morning stiffness in and around the joints lasting at least 1 hour
  17. As revised in 1997 by the American College of Rheumatology) A person is said to have SLE if four of these criteria are present at any time:
  18. Diagnostic Criteria . American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria (1990) 1; Pain in all 4 quadrants of body and axial skeleton.
  19. The American College of Rheumatology: 5 criteria for the classification of hypersensitivity vasculitis in a patient with vasculitis; Age >16 years
  20. American College of Rheumatology classification criteria; Palpable purpura; Age of onset <= 20 years; Acute abdominal pain; Biopsy showing granulocytes in walls ...
  21. 1990 Criteria of American College of Rheumatology for the Classification of Takayasu’s Arteritis . Definition . Criteria . Development of symptoms or findings related to Takayasu ...
  22. The American College of Rheumatology’s Criteria 1: Widespread musculoskeletal pain for at least 3 months; Axial skeletal pain; Pain in at least 11 out of 18 trigger points
  23. Soft Tissue Rheumatism . Gary Kunkel, M.D. Division of Rheumatology. November, 2005. Objectives . Recognize key features of the most common types of bursitis and ...
  24. Perez JL, et al. Presented at: American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting; October 21, 2004. Keane J, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;345:1098-1104.
  25. American College Rheumatology Criteria for SLE Diagnosis (M =5.59 criteria, range of 1 to 10 to make diagnosis) 47% Malar rash; 35% Discoid rash
  26. Arnold LM et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2004;50:2974-2984; Wernicke JF et al. Presented at: 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology; October 16-21 ...

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Osteoporosis Clinical cases and literature review



Osteoporosis Clinical cases and literature review
Presentation by Catherine Bakewell, MD

Overview
Risk Factors
Screening
Treatment of Osteopenia
EBM
Problems? Flaws?
Study limitations
What doses do you recommend?
Vitamin D
Calcium
Counselling
Bisphosphonates for Osteopenia
Physiologic effects
Guidelines
Conclusions
What about other therapies?
Calcitonin
Estrogen
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Intermittent PTH
Glucocorticoid induced bone loss
Mechanisms for glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis
General guidelines
Screening
Supplementation
HRT
Bisphosphonates
What would Schousboe say?
Calcitonin
Thiazides
References

Osteoporosis Clinical cases and literature review.ppt

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Rheumatology for Internal Medicine



Rheumatology for Internal Medicine Boards
Presentation by:Victoria K. Shanmugam, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital

What is the diagnosis?
Rheumatoid Arthritis

CRITERIA
EPIDEMIOLOGY
RHEUMATOID FACTOR
CCP
Extra-articular manifestations of RA
Cardiac 3x increased risk of atherosclerosis

Pericarditis
NSAID associated
Pulmonary
Interstitial fibrosis
Anemia of chronic disease
Extra-articular manifestations of RA
DMARDS
DRUG MOA ADMINISTRATION SIDE EFFECTS MONITORING
Bone marrow suppression
DRUG MOA ADMINISTRATION SIDE EFFECTS MONITORING

ANA
ANA Patterns
ACR Criteria For Lupus
Discoid rash
Photosensitivity
Mucocutaneous Ulcers
Lupus Arthritis
Pleuritis
Pericarditis
Nephritis
Neurologic manifestations
Cardiac involvement in Lupus
Cardiovascular risk and Lupus
Disease activity parameters
Symptomatic treatment
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY APS
Myositis
Myositis Antibodies
GOUT vs. PSEUDOGOUT
What is the diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection
SYNOVIAL FLUID ANALYSIS
The Antibodies
Scleroderma Renal Crisis
Pathology of renal crisis
Steroids and renal crisis
Management of Renal Crisis
BP Elevated
Risk factors for Renal Crisis
Presentation of Renal Crisis
Raynaud’s Syndrome
DDx Raynaud’s
Wegener’s Granulomatosis
Churg Strauss Syndrome
Giant Cell Arteritis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica

and much more are discussed in this presentation

Rheumatology for Internal Medicine Boards.ppt

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Rheumatology



Rheumatology What you need to know for your ambulatory medicine experience
Presentation by Kevin Latinis, M.D./Ph.D.
Division of Rheumatology
Dept. of Internal Medicine

This Rheumatology presentation covers the following topics.

* Arthritis
-Inflammatory (RA, spondyloarthropathies)
-Mechanical (OA)
* Lupus
* Fibromyalgia
* Low back pain and other peri-articular complaints
* General musculoskeletal exam

Mechanical vs. Inflammatory Arthritis
Osteoarthritis-Background
Osteoarthritis-Distribution
Osteoarthritis-Diagnosis
* Clinical
* Supported by X-rays
* Non-inflammatory lab data, if any

Osteoarthritis-Treatment
Clinical Pearl:
Arthritis of the DIP joint
OA (non-inflammatory)
Psoriatic Arthritis (inflammatory)
Inflammatory Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Background
Clinical features, classification criteria
Treatment of SLE
Steroids in Lupus
Fibromyalgia-Background -Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia-Treatment
General Musculoskeletal Exam

* Underutilized by primary care providers
* Should be simple and quick
* Goal is to recognize signs of rheumatological diseases and determine if it is appropriate to refer to a rheumatologist or manage independently

Rheumatology.ppt

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