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Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
= definite RA Joint ... Involvement: 1 large joint ... -10 large joints ... 1 small joint) ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... after cross-arm test ... #Algorithm #MSK
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 ... • Key point: If ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
together) • Joint ... ) • Joint Subluxations ... (Joint deformities ... Best visualized ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis
Point of Care Ultrasound Fluid Resuscitation Guide (using IVC and lung ultrasound)

Source Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26475100

#IVFluid #Resuscitation #Algorithm
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (using IVC and lung ... Resuscitation #Algorithm ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Lung
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Articular ... Localized, General #Joint ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #algorithm
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... Swelling stimulates joint ... • Moving the joint ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... Joint involvement ... space decr joint ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... Point These images ... point," a finding ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Point in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

Abhilash Koratala MD @NephroP 

#Lung #Point #Pneumothorax #POCUS #Ultrasound #clinical
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... on Lung POCUS ... @NephroP #Lung ... #Point #Pneumothorax