Spondyloarthritis Mastery: Functional Workup and Integrative Management Across the Spectrum

Course overview

Identify the classification criteria, HLA-B27 association, and differential diagnoses of the spondyloarthropathies. Compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome across rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and axial spondyloarthritis populations. Describe the clinical features, laboratory workup, and metabolic comorbidities associated with ankylosing spondylitis. Analyze the role of sex steroid hormones, including estradiol, testosterone, SHBG, and DHEAS, in ankylosing spondylitis. Recognize the diagnostic features, differential diagnoses, and cardiometabolic comorbidities of psoriatic arthritis. Evaluate digestive and nutritional assessments including celiac markers, vitamin D, selenium, and fatty acids in psoriatic arthritis. Describe the triggering infections, clinical presentation, and diagnostic workup of reactive arthritis. Explain the diagnostic criteria, imaging findings, and role of serum uric acid in axial spondyloarthritis.