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MCP Joint Injection

Injection of 2nd MCP that is swollen and subluxed and approached laterally near the
MCP Joint Injection ... Injection of ... #Joint #Injection ... #clinical #video ... #rheumatology #
Thumb Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joint Injection

Pull thumb to open joint space. Go lateral or medial whichever side
Metacarpophalangeal (MCP ... ) Joint Injection ... #Joint #Injection ... #steroid #clinical ... #video #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
swelling in weird joints ... locations: Wrist, MCP ... , or shoulder joints ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... of the affected joint ... profile, including liver ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
locations: Wrist, MCP ... or shoulder joints ... diagnose concomitant infection ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... function tests ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
dorsal part of the MCP ... interphalangeal joints ... auricular papules Clinical ... -74%] • Blood tests ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... ear • Skin • Joints ... Inflammation of joint ... tests for (not ... Polychondritis #rheumatology