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Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Tender, painful ... fingers may deviate ... The fingers may ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Giant Cell Tumor Tendon ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
warm, swollen, tender ... , gout or pseudogout ... for cell count, culture ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Nodules • RA • Gout ... Tophi - Gout ... Musculoskeletal System Tender ... stenosis - Rheumatic ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis or Trigger Finger.
The middle finger is blocked in flexion and the effort /
blocked in flexion and ... #tendon #tenosynovitis ... #msk #clinical ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... • Inflammatory arthritis ... -60 minutes or longer ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
swelling in weird joints ... • Gram stain, culture ... ankles, knees, fingers ... culture- Diagnose ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Trigger Finger on Physical Exam

This is called the "trigger finger" or tendonitis of the finger flexors.
Usually, the tendon ... out of its surrounding ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #Tendon #rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Tender on top of ... Culture MRSA. ... This patient had ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... ankles, knees, fingers ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... elbows, Achilles tendon ... management #treatment #rheumatology