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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... with joint-space ... • This case should ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... Most common major joint ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip, shoulder ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
(shoulders, wrists ... Wrist, MCP, or shoulder ... culture used to diagnose ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
nonerosive inflammatory arthritis ... anterior chest wall, parts ... Diagnosis: ... and lower jaw Treatment ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis ... with severe left shoulder ... Tender on top of shoulder ... Diagnosis? ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs RF test should ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
early evening • Arthritis ... criteria, 2 of which should ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #