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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
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 ... #patterns #hand
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Rheumatic Diseases ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... #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 ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

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

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

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... in persons with rheumatoid ... arthritis (RA) ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Is there a pattern ... constitutional symptoms ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... an asymmetric pattern ... Symmetrical: • RA
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... - Signs and Symptoms ... #Arthritis #RA ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Resembles RA ... often involves the wrists ... joints ("pseudo-rheumatoid ... #Rheumatology #