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Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
subluxation causing ulnar ... deviation • SLE ... Polyarticular gout ... #rheumatology # ... inflammatory
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... psoriasis (7-30%) • Inflammatory ... Erythematosus (SLE
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Metabolic syndrome ... knees, fingers, wrist ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... joint • Systemic lupus ... #testing #Rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... Differential Diagnosis ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... is a skin prick test ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... : SLE, Reactive ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... Liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
1) Inflammatory ... especially in the wrists ... has been ruled out ... #diagnosis #sle ... erythematosus #rheumatology