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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... distal radius or ulna ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
subluxation causing ulnar ... • MCP + PIP + Wrist ... Hemochromatosis • Wrist ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... In chronic disease ... deviate toward the ulnar ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Ulnar Compression Test - Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

The ulnar compression test evaluates for ulnar tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Test - Ulnar Tunnel ... compression test ... tunnel or Guyon's canal ... Tunnel #Syndrome #wrist ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... Algorithm for Diagnostic ... Rheumatica #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology # ... GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Pathogenesis and Joint diseases ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... present both at rest ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis