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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Diagnosis • Seronegative ... Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Fungal • Systemic Rheumatic ... Disease: Systemic Lupus ... #rheumatology
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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does not always = RA ... arthritisSLE ... infections • Inflammatory ... #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... secondary) • Rheumatoid ... Arthritis (RA) ... Erythematosus (SLE ... should have other symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... bacterial), acute rheumatic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... , SLE, psoriatic ... #rheumatology #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Oligoarticular (1-4 joints ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... Bouchard's nodes (PIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Overview: chronic, inflammatory ... shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... points = definite RA ... points Duration of symptoms ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... Classification #rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... ulnar deviation • SLE ... PIP + Wrist = RA ... #rheumatology # ... inflammatory
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Felty's Syndrome (RA ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms