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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 ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Extra-articular and ... Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... and Joint diseases ... , esp carpal, MCP ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Ulnar Compression Test - Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

The ulnar compression test evaluates for ulnar tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Test - Ulnar Tunnel ... for ulnar tunnel ... canal deep to the ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #wrist #hand #PhysicalExam
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... subluxation causing ulnar ... • MCP + PIP + Wrist ... = RA • 2nd & 3rd ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
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 ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... mycobacterial), RA ... , crystal disease ... • Chronic = RA ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... (RA) and many other ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Associated with Joint ... gangrenosum • IBD • RA ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... of Lumbar Spine and ... ’s syndrome) Aseptic ... (RA) - Inflammation ... #Differential #Diagnosis