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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... fracture • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
hinge joint; ROM ... = hinge joint; ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... -60 minutes or longer ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Trigger Finger - ... The diagnosis is ... ortopediaesaude #Trigger ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... ankles, knees, fingers ... #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... system: small-fiber ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ear • Skin • Joints ... Inflammation of joint ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint ... A. flavus, A. niger ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... #Management #Infections