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Allen’s Test for Collateral Circulation

For the Allen test, you apply pressure to the radial and ulnar
Allen’s Test for ... ulnar arteries ... in your wrist for ... #Allens #Test #Collateral ... #PhysicalExam #Vascular
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... osteophytes Rheumatoid ... Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... subluxation causing ulnar ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
wrist joints are ... deviate toward the ulnar ... arthritis and osteoarthritis ... #Arthritis #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
Allen's Test on ... ulnar arteries. ... arteries in the wrist ... clinical #video #vascular ... #hand #ulnar #radial
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 ... fingers, radial wrist
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... in persons with rheumatoid ... osteopetrosis, avascular ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
osteomyelitis, Rheumatoid ... arthritis, Ankylosing ... arthropathy • Carpal ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Peripheral neuropathy: Carpal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... ANCA-associated vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
often causes arthritis ... bullous or vesicular ... Diagnosis: Systemic rheumatic ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology