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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #diagnosis #management
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
Interpretation Checklist ... soft tissue over all ... Bones - All the ... look for signs of arthritis ... Interpretation #Checklist
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... blood cultures should ... an accessible joint ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... oligoarthritis • Distal joints
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... (e.g., spine, joints ... infection (e.g. septic arthritis ... Internet Book of Critical ... #Endocarditis #checklist
Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
acromioclavicular arthritis ... Flex the shoulder ... #ACJoint #shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
acromioclavicular arthritis ... Flex the shoulder ... #ACJoint #shoulder ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Gouty arthritis of the shoulder joint

50 yo male presented with shoulder pain.

Note double contour sign at
Gouty arthritis ... of the shoulder ... joint 50 yo male ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Crystals
Shoulder Infraspinatus Hematoma on POCUS

A woman fell down a flight of stairs and can’t move her
Shoulder Infraspinatus ... The glenohumeral joint ... Hematoma #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #radiology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
spondylitis - Sacroiliac joint ... of the affected joint ... ANAs RF test should ... • Sacroiliac joint ... ANA and RF (if clinical