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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Felty's Syndrome (RA ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... subluxation causing ulnar ... = RA • 2nd & 3rd ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Hands Acute Rheumatoid ... metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... deviate toward the ulnar ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... arthritis (RA) ... features suggest RA ... #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
• Resembles RA ... joints ("pseudo-rheumatoid ... culture used to diagnose ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management