Rheumatology

  1. Rheumatoid arthritis. Definition. Etiology. Risk factors. Pathogenesis. Classification. Diagnostic criteria.
  2. Principles of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Modern basic therapy. The importance of physiotherapy and physical therapy in the rehabilitation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
  3. Outpatient management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Indications for hospitalization. Examination of temporary disability (CEC), MSEC, medical examination, prevention. Primary and secondary prevention.
  4. Definition. Etiopathogenesis. Features of the clinic of articular syndrome. Diagnosis and principles of treatment.
  5. Outpatient management of patients with osteoarthritis. Indications for hospitalization. Examination of temporary disability (CEC), MSEC, medical examination, prevention.
  6. Reactive arthritis. Features of the articular syndrome. Diagnostic criteria. Principles of treatment.
  7. Ankylosing spondylitis. Definition. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Assessment of functional mobility of the spine. Features of the clinic of articular syndrome. Diagnosis criteria. Principles of treatment.
  8. Definition. Etiology. Pathogenesis. Features of the articular syndrome clinic. Clinic of acute gouty arthritis. Diagnosis criteria. Treatment of gout in remission. Prevention. Nonpharmacological and medicinal methods of treatment.
  9. Outpatient management of patients with gout: indications for hospitalization. Treatment of gout in remission. Examination of temporary disability (CEC), MSEC, medical examination, prevention.
  10. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Definition. Etiopathogenesis. Clinical manifestations. Diagnostic criteria. Indices of activity and severity of SLE.
  11. Principles of treatment of SLE. The concept of biological therapy of SLE. Forecast. Prevention.
  12. Systemic scleroderma. Definition, etiopathogenesis. Classification. Stages of skin changes. Sclerodermic organ damage (meaning lung and kidney damage). Raynaud’s syndrome. Diagnostic criteria.
  13. Systemic scleroderma. Pathogenetic immunosuppressive and antifibrosis therapy.
  14. Inflammatory myopathies. Dermatomyositis (polymyositis). Definition. Etiology and pathogenesis. Classification. Clinical picture. Complications.
  15. Dermatomyositis (polymyositis). Laboratory and instrumental diagnostics. Morphological diagnostics. Diagnostic criteria. Treatment.
  16. Outpatient management of patients with diffuse connective tissue diseases. Criteria for the diagnosis of SLE, systemic scleroderma. Indications for hospitalization. Principles of treatment.
  17. Systemic vasculitis. Classification. Nodular polyarteritis. Diagnostic criteria. Principles of treatment.
  18. Systemic vasculitis: Wegener’s granulomatosis. Takayasu’s arteritis. Diagnostic criteria. Principles of treatment.
  19. The concept of the problem. Classification. Complications. Laboratory and instrumental diagnostics. Principles of treatment and prevention.
  20. Medicinal disease. Clinical forms and manifestations of certain types of LB (urticaria, Quincke’s edema).
  21. Drug disease – anaphylactic shock. Pathogenesis of anaphylactic shock. Flow options. Emergency care. Forecast.