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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 ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and ... • Rheumatic ... regurgitation and ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... (IgG4-RD), Rheumatoid ... Arthritis (RA), ... MD @MithuRheu and ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... and Joint diseases ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... #diagnosis
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 #Hands ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... subluxation causing ulnar ... = RA • 2nd & 3rd ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

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

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential