Vancouver IM LMR

Today’s noon report was led Dr. Athena Huynh (PGY3 Internal Medicine) who delivered a high-yield overview of common rheumatologic conditions and discussed the pertinent review of systems to consider when thinking about these conditions.

You can view her comprehensive slide deck here:

Key takeaway points:

Dr. Huynh highlighted six major categories of rheumatologic diseases:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Seronegative spondyloarthritis
  • Psoriatic arthritis
  • Enteropathic arthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis
  • Reactive arthritis
• Connective tissues diseases
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Sjӧgren’s syndrome
  • Scleroderma
  • Inflammatory myositis
  • Mixed connective tissue disease
• Vasculitis
  • Large vessel (e.g., giant cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis)
  • Medium vessel (e.g., polyarteritis nodosa, Kawasaki disease)
  • Small vessel (e.g., ANCA-associated vasculitis, immune complex-mediated vasculitis)
• Crystal arthropathies
  • Gout
  • Pseudogout
• Other conditions (a.k.a., the weird and wonderful) such as sarcoidosis, IgG4 related diseases, and various rare entities.

Dr. Huynh emphasized the nuanced approach to history taking that is tailored to the specific category of rheumatologic conditions under consideration.