SCHOOL-EXAM + PROBLEM-SOLVING MASTERY
YEAR 2 | PAGE 26C - JOINT PATTERNS, AUTOANTIBODIES, IMAGING + SKIN MORPHOLOGY
C. WHAT SCHOOL EXAMS COMMONLY REQUIRE
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical vs inflammatory | OA/overuse vs inflammatory arthritis: morning stiffness, activity response, warmth/swelling, symmetry, joint distribution and systemic features. | |
| Acute monoarthritis | Septic arthritis vs gout/pseudogout vs trauma: aspiration first when infection is plausible; interpret crystals, WBC, Gram stain/culture. | |
| Bone + muscle | Fracture/healing, osteoporosis/osteomalacia, osteomyelitis, tumors; distinguish proximal myopathy from neuropathy/NMJ and pain-limited effort. | |
| RA + connective tissue | RA, SLE, Sjogren, systemic sclerosis, inflammatory myopathy and antiphospholipid patterns; use antibodies/complement in clinical context. | |
| Spondyloarthropathy | Ankylosing/axial disease, psoriatic/reactive/IBD-associated arthritis; inflammatory back pain, enthesitis, dactylitis, HLA-B27 associations. | |
| Vasculitis | Large vs medium vs small vessel; ischemic territory, kidney/lung/skin/nerve clues, ANCA/complement and biopsy/angiography logic. | |
| Derm morphology | Macule/papule/plaque/vesicle/bulla/pustule/nodule; scale/crust/erosion/ulcer; flexural vs extensor, dermatomal, sun-exposed and mucosal distribution. | |
| Derm danger + malignancy | Cellulitis/necrotizing infection, drug eruptions/SJS-TEN, melanoma ABCDE/Breslow, BCC vs SCC and when biopsy is required. |
D. 7-DAY SCHOOL-EXAM REVIEW CYCLE
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1-2 | MSK mechanics + arthritis. Drill inflammatory vs mechanical, joint distribution, imaging and synovial-fluid cases. | |
| Days 3-4 | Autoimmune rheumatology. Build one phenotype -> antibody/complement -> organ complication -> therapy table; add vasculitis by vessel size. | |
| Day 5 | Bone, muscle and tumors. Practice age/location/radiograph tumor cases plus osteoporosis/osteomyelitis and weakness localization. | |
| Day 6 | Derm morphology + inflammatory/infectious/malignant lesions. Complete a timed mixed block using images whenever available. | |
| Day 7 | Re-test every miss on NEW vignettes/images; redraw only the unstable joint-pattern, antibody, vasculitis and lesion-morphology maps. |
D. 7-DAY SCHOOL-EXAM REVIEW CYCLE — E. MSK / RHEUM / DERM ERROR-LOG TAXONOMY
PATTERN - mechanical/inflammatory | DISTRIBUTION - joint/skin territory | ASPIRATE/CRYSTAL - synovial-fluid error | ANTIBODY/COMPLEMENT - serology interpretation | IMAGING - bone/joint pattern | VESSEL SIZE - vasculitis classification | MORPHOLOGY - lesion description | DRUG/TOXICITY - immunomodulator/NSAID/steroid error | RED FLAG - infection/skin emergency/malignancy
D. 7-DAY SCHOOL-EXAM REVIEW CYCLE — SCHOOL-EXAM MASTERY GATE
Proceed when you can classify joint pain before naming disease, interpret synovial fluid/antibodies/imaging in context, recognize high-yield bone and rheumatic patterns, describe a skin lesion precisely, and identify the dangerous MSK/derm presentations that require urgent action. VIDEO-FIRST | SCHOOL-EXAM + BOARD-EXAM MASTERY