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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
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
arthritis if missed ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... distal radius or ulna ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
osteophytes Rheumatoid ... Arthritis: • Rheumatoid ... subluxation causing ulnar ... = RA • 2nd & 3rd ... #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 #Hands ... #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
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
ulnar deviates ... reproduction of patient's symptoms ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology # ... wrist
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... points = definite RA ... points Duration of symptoms ... #Arthritis #diagnosis ... Classification #rheumatology
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