RT Book, Section
A1 Wolfe, Rachel M.
A1 Seymore, Andrew C.
A1 Nelson, R. Darrell
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
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ID 1167030734
T1 Systemic Rheumatic Diseases
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167030734
RD 2024/10/16
AB Systemic  rheumatic  diseases  are  chronic,  inflammatory  autoimmune  disorders,  such  as  osteoarthritis,  rheumatoid  arthritis,  systemic  lupus  erythematosus,  and  systemic  sclerosis  (scleroderma).  ED  patients  with  systemic  rheumatic  diseases  have  complex  clinical  and  pharmacologic  histories  and  multi–organ  system  pathology.  Many  extra-articular  manifestations  of  rheumatic  diseases  can  result  in  serious  morbidity  or  mortality  if  not  recognized  and  properly  managed.1,2  This  chapter  discusses  rheumatologic  emergencies  from  an  organ  system  perspective.  It  will  review  both  rheumatologic  emergencies  as  well  as  care  for  the  rheumatologic  patient  in  the  ED.  Table  282-1  categorizes  emergencies  associated  with  systemic  rheumatic  diseases.  Although  the  chapter  should  be  reviewed  in  its  entirety,  high-yield  clinical  pearls  can  be  found  at  the  end  of  the  chapter  in  Table  282-8.