U.C.L.A. Rheumatology Pathophysiology of Disease Course Lecture, Second Year Medical School 2005

DIRECTIONS:

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INTRODUCTION: (This is the script of the flash movie.)

         Hi. I'm Dr. Craig Wiesenhutter of the Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic and this is a movie made for the second year pathophysiology course and it is an overview of Rheumatology. Now the first two topics in the movie include normal structure and function and Osteoarthritis. I've covered these topics somewhat more thoroughly than the several topics which follow. Examples of some of these topics that follow include comparing inflammatory arthritis to non-inflammatory arthritis, we look at various patterns of arthritis, and we also briefly cover some pathophysiological issues with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathies. You may watch the movie from start to finish, or you may hit your menu button and watch the topics that you are interested in.
          I've picked Rheumatology as a subspecialty for two main reasons; one reason is that I think it has some of the most interesting differential diagnoses which can involve any organ system, and reason number two is that I am fascinated by immunology, and Rheumatology has as much or more immunology than any other subspecialty of medicine. And for the same reasons, Rheumatology lends itself to depiction with images and animations. 
         This movie is called "Images and Animations in Arthritis and Rheumatism." And I would like to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it.