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Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
Acromioclavicular Joint ... acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... CrossArm #Scarf #crossbody ... #Joint #ACJoint
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
acromioclavicular arthritis ... Pain at the acromioclavicular ... test. ... Cross #Body #Arm #CrossBody ... #ACJoint #shoulder
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... Disease: • Pain ... both at rest and ... improves quickly with rest
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... Vasculitis (e.g., PAN ... Extrarticular #conditions #joint ... #pain #differential
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... after cross-arm test ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Pain Rash ... • Gonococcal arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... #pain #skin #rashes
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... Oligoarthritis: Joint ... pain in a few joints ... ) - Large Joint ... dysuria, pelvic pain
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Diseases • Septic arthritis ... of the affected joint ... of Inflammatory Arthritis ... when rheumatoid arthritis ... , and low back pain
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Framework Bone/Joint ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... syndrome • Arthritis ... Poikilothermia • Septic arthritis ... onset - Intense joint
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis ... tissue swelling (best ... together) • Joint ... Subluxations (Joint ... Best visualized