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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... signs #symptoms
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
placed around the arm ... The wrist and metacarpophalangeal ... and PIP joints ... fingers adduct. ... #PhysicalExam #Video
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... " ± Horner Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune ... distal to elbows/wrists ... proximally to arms ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... esp carpal, MCP, PIP ... ulnar drift of fingers ... Extra-articular signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
HBV infection, HIV ... infection • Autoimmune ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... classification #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... noninflammatory Signs ... Rheumatologic Disease ... #MSK #rheumatology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Transverse White Bands ... transverse white bands ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management