Clinical Knowledge Lectures

▶ Diagnosis and Evaluation of Rheumatologic Disorders

Rheumatologic, immunologic, and allergic disorders can be divided into 8 different groups: (1) Degenerative and Crystal-Induced Arthritises, (2) Autoimmune Diseases, (3) Vasculitic Syndromes, (4) Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies, (5) Infectious Arthritises, (6) Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints, (7) Allergic and Immunologic Disorders, and (8) Miscellaneous Rheumatologic Disorders.

Section 1: Degenerative and Crystal-Induced Arthritises

+ Degenerative Joint Disease (Osteoarthritis)
+ Crystal Deposition Arthritis

Section 2: Autoimmune Diseases

+ Rheumatoid Arthritis
+ Adult Still Disease
+ Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
+ Drug-Induced Lupus
+ Antiphospholipid Syndrome
+ Raynaud Phenomenon
+ Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
+ Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Myopathies
+ Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Overlap, and Undifferentiated Syndromes
+ Sjogren Syndrome
+ IgG₄-Related Disease

Section 3: Vasculitic Syndromes

– Vasculitic Syndromes
+ Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
+ Takayasu Arteritis
+ Polyarteritis Nodosa
+ Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
+ Microscopic Polyangiitis
+ Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
+ Levamisole-Associated Purpura
+ Cryoglobulinemia
+ IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura)
+ Relapsing Polychondritis
+ Behcet Disease
+ Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System
+ Livedo Reticularis and Livedo Racemosa

Section 4: Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies

+ Axial Spondyloarthritis (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
+ Psoriatic Arthritis
+ Reactive Arthritis
+ Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Spondyloarthritis

Section 5: Infectious Arthritis

+ Nongonococcal Acute Bacterial (Septic) Arthritis
+ Gonococcal Arthritis
+ Rheumatic Manifestations of HIV Infection
+ Viral Arthritis

Section 6: Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints

+ Spinal Tuberculosis (Pott Disease)
+ Tuberculous Arthritis

Section 7: Allergic and Immunologic Disorders

+ Immediate Hypersensitivity
+ Adverse Drug Reactions
+ Delayed Drug Hypersensitivity
+ Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders In Adults

Section 8: Miscellaneous Rheumatologic Disorders

+ Fibromyalgia
+ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
+ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
+ Rheumatologic Manifestations of Cancer
+ Neurogenic Arthropathy (Charcot Joint)
+ Palindromic Rheumatism
+ Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis of Bone)