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Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... becomes limited, and fingers ... The fingers may ... a boutonniére deformity ... #Types #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... -60 minutes or longer ... deformity Synovitis ... to bacterial, fungal ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Jaccoud's Arthropathy on Physical Examination

Deforming non-erosive arthropathy characterized by ulnar deviation of the second to fifth
Examination Deforming ... second to fifth fingers ... metacarpophalangeal joint ... #Subluxation #Finger ... physicalexam #hands #rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
the DIP and PIP joints ... the PIP and MCP joints ... • Boutonnière deformity ... • Swan neck deformity ... hand #diagnosis #rheumatology
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
hinge joint; ROM ... = hinge joint; ... tendon), mallet finger ... deformity (if volar ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Telescoping Fingers on Physical Exam

A 69-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented for the treatment of severe
Telescoping Fingers ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... treatment of severe joint ... #Telescoping #Fingers ... Clinical #Video #Rheumatology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... • Finger deformity ... MetroHealth_EM #Mallet #Finger ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Polyarticular Join ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Onset • Fungal ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Mycobacterial • Fungal ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #