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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... diseases features • RA ... pain, swelling, ... wrists, metacarpal-phalangeals ... pain), especially
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... mycobacterial), RA ... • Chronic = RA ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pain Eyes ... • Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... #pain #differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... Disease: • Pain ... arthritis: - Pain ... rheumatoid arthritis (RA
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... Pain Rash ... gangrenosum • IBD • RA ... #dermatology #joint ... #pain #skin #rashes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ... -> Sudden eye pain ... friction rub audible Lungs ... pleuritic chest pain ... cause interstitial lung
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... • How many joints ... OLIGOARTHRITIS • 2-4 joints ... Symmetrical: • RA ... #Arthritis #Joint
Lung Point in Pneumothorax

Lung ultrasound of a patient with SOB and chest pain after central line
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... Lung ultrasound ... SOB and chest pain ... carlosmenegozzo #Lung ... #Point #pneumothorax
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Pain in Sickle ... Vaso-occlusive pain ... Generally affects long ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint
Psoriatic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings

In tendons and connective tissues:
 • Enthesitis  - Pain/tenderness over
Enthesitis - Pain ... soft tissue and joints ... Arthritis of DIP joints ... polyarthritis (like RA ... osteolysis (IP joints