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Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Common Forms of Arthritis ... deviate toward the ulnar ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and ... Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... of Lumbar Spine and ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... Osteoarthritis of the hand ... MCP and PIP joints ... subluxation causing ulnar ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... Noninflammatory arthritis ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Therefore, the hand ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
compensates via MP joint ... Palsy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #hand
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
osteophytes & narrowed joint ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology