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

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