Activity Overview

Rheum2Learn 2.0 is case-based fundamental clinical rheumatology education for residents. Each interactive activity includes three patient cases that focus on the care and assessment of individuals with rheumatologic diseases.

In this activity, learn how to identify clinical manifestations, interpret test results, and develop a differential diagnosis and treatment plan for patients with diabetic cheiroarthropathy, sarcoidosis, and inflammatory bowel disease associated spondyloarthritis.

Rheum2Learn 2.0 Series

This activity is part of a series. See the other activities in the series below.

• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Crystalline Arthritis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Infectious Arthritis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Inflammatory Myopathies
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Musculoskeletal Examination
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Osteoarthritis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Osteoporosis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Pediatric Rheumatology
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Sjögren’s Disease
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Systemic Sclerosis
• Rheum2Learn 2.0: Systemic Vasculitis

Registration is complimentary.

Target Audience

Residents in training who may provide care for patients with rheumatic diagnoses in primary care, inpatient, critical care, and other clinical contexts.

The activity may also be of interest to medical students, fellows in training, advanced practice providers, practicing physicians, and other health care professionals who seek to strengthen their clinical knowledge of rheumatic diseases.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe common musculoskeletal manifestations of longstanding diabetes mellitus 
• Differentiate key features of diabetic cheiroarthropathy and scleroderma
• Recognize physical exam features of diabetic cheiroarthropathy
• Differentiate among common causes of a red, painful eye through interpretation of clinical signs and symptoms
• Construct a differential diagnosis for rheumatic diseases associated with non-infectious inflammatory eye disease
• Propose a diagnostic evaluation aimed at identifying rheumatologic causes of inflammatory eye disease
• Interpret the evaluation results as they relate to the clinical presentation and determine next steps in management of acute anterior uveitis
• Recognize when to refer patients to specialists to effectively co-manage the treatment of inflammatory eye diseases
• Generate a differential diagnosis for acute monoarthritis of the knee
• Outline physical exam findings that can distinguish causes of monoarthritis
• Discuss the workup for arthritis in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease

CE & MOC Information

This activity is not eligible for CME/MOC.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

The project was supported by grant number 1 NU58DP006908-01-00 – Component A: Developing and Disseminating Programs to Build Sustainable Lupus Awareness, Knowledge, Skills and Partnerships. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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