Rheumatology Professor Rounds provides the student an introduction to the clinical approaches to rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal disorders. An overview of the diagnostic approaches to connective tissue disease, inflammatory arthritis, crystalline arthropathies, and vasculitis will serve as an introduction to a discussion of several cases involving such disorders. These discussions will form a foundation for understanding the diagnosis and management of autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases.
Learning Objectives
Connective Tissue Diseases: The student will understand the basic principles of the diagnosis and management of systemic lupus erythematosus, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, Sjogren syndrome, and systemic sclerosis.
Inflammatory Arthritis:The student will understand the basic approaches to the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis, and differentiate this from other presentations of inflammatory arthritis.
Crystalline Arthropathies:The student will understand the basic principles of the diagnosis and management of gout and pseudogout.
Vasculitis: The student will understand the basic elements of the diagnosis, therapy, and clinical course of giant cell arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, the ANCA-associated vasculitides, and leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
Educational Resources
Web-Based Tutorial The MUSC Division of Rheumatology and Immunology maintains a web-based tutorial lecture series for students covering all major subjects in the field of rheumatology. All students are encouraged to use this resource, which is available online at:
Online Resources The following Web sites are good resources for quick reviews of most topics in rheumatology: Up-To-Date eMedicine
Rheumatology Journals The principal journals in the field-all are available to MUSC online Arthritis and Rheumatism Journal of Rheumatology Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology Rheumatology (formerly: British Journal of Rheumatology) Current Opinion in Rheumatology
