RHEUMATOLOGY + DERMATOLOGY
YEAR 2 | PAGE 26B - AUTOIMMUNITY, VASCULITIS + SKIN MORPHOLOGY / MALIGNANCY
RHEUM / DERM FRAME
RHEUM: PATTERN OF JOINTS + SYSTEMIC ORGANS + ANTIBODIES/COMPLEMENT -> MECHANISM. DERM: PRIMARY LESION -> COLOR/SCALE -> DISTRIBUTION -> SYSTEMIC CLUES -> BIOPSY/TEST. Describe what you see before naming it.
B. RHEUMATOLOGY + DERMATOLOGY VIDEOS
| # | Video | Time | Why | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rheumatoid Arthritis - Osmosis | ~12 min | Synovial autoimmunity, pannus and erosions; symmetric inflammatory arthritis, RF/anti-CCP, extra-articular disease and DMARD logic. | |
| 2. | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Osmosis | core SLE | Immune-complex disease across skin, joints, kidney, blood and CNS; ANA/subserologies, complement and high-yield clinical patterns. | |
| 3. | Vasculitis | Clinical Medicine - Ninja Nerd | ~47 min | 2026 deep dive across large-, medium- and small-vessel disease, ANCA patterns, complications, diagnostic strategy and therapy. | |
| 4. | Psoriasis - Osmosis | derm core | Plaque morphology, immune mechanism, nail findings, psoriatic arthritis associations and therapy principles. | |
| 5. | Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) - Osmosis | BONUS focus | Skin-barrier and Th2 inflammation, age/distribution patterns, itch, infection risk and treatment framework. | |
| 6. | Skin Cancer | Clinical Medicine - Ninja Nerd | ~1 hr 08 | 2026 long-form review of BCC, SCC and melanoma, including lesion clues, biopsy logic, Breslow depth and treatment. |
B. RHEUMATOLOGY + DERMATOLOGY VIDEOS — AUTOANTIBODY + MORPHOLOGY CHECK
- Use antibodies as probability-shifting evidence after the phenotype: anti-CCP for RA; dsDNA/Sm and complement for SLE; ANCA patterns for vasculitis; do not diagnose from a positive lab alone. - Know the inflammatory-back-pain pattern and the seronegative spondyloarthropathy cluster; link enthesitis, uveitis, psoriasis and IBD deliberately. - Describe skin lesions with primary morphology, scale/secondary change and distribution before choosing a diagnosis; recognize mucosal/systemic involvement as a danger clue. - Know the red flags for necrotizing infection, SJS/TEN, meningococcemia/purpura, melanoma and rapidly progressive vasculitis. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY