Egyptian Board Rheumatology & Rehab cheat sheet

Use distribution, objective findings and the broader differential.

Classification supports defined purposes and is not identical to diagnosis.

HLA and imaging associations need clinical context.

Monitor function, organ disease, treatment safety and informed goals together.

Integrate organ findings and alternative explanations.

Antibody associations inform risk without determining an individual’s course.

Recognize renal, pulmonary, visual and neurological emergencies.

Separate classification versions, clinical diagnosis and treatment planning.

Integrate cartilage matrix, synovium and mechanical context.

Distinguish therapeutic targets from single-cause explanations.

Interpret antibodies through assay properties and pretest probability.

Crystals or a cell-count band do not independently exclude infection.

Organize pain by pattern and function rather than one test.

Crystals do not remove the need to consider infection.

Do not merge different guideline targets or treatment routes.

Bone therapies have distinct review and discontinuation requirements.

Combine medical stability, function and meaningful goals.

Use individualized exercise and assistive strategies rather than universal protocols.

Interpret electrodiagnosis through distribution, timing and method.

Do not use a speech or swallowing label as a complete functional plan.