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Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Scleritis - RA ... Nodules • RA ... Hyperparathyroidism • Facial palsy ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Felty's Syndrome (RA ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Non-articular manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA #Manifestations #NonArticular #Symptoms #Signs
of Rheumatoid Arthritis ... (RA) #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... #NonArticular #Symptoms ... #Signs
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
like rheumatoid arthritis ... (RA) or systemic ... / Symptoms: - ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Symptoms
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Psoriatic Arthritis ... polyarthritis (like RA ... PsoriaticArthritis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
visceral organ or nerve ... root Symptoms ... (RA) and many other ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Stimulation of nerve ... Extra-articular signs ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... (RA): Extra-articular ... effusion on CXR • RA ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial nerve ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology