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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 ... #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
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
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Fully flex wrists ... surfaces of hands ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
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
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Fully flex wrists ... surfaces of hands ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Ulnar Compression Test - Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

The ulnar compression test evaluates for ulnar tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Test - Ulnar Tunnel ... syndrome. ... tunnel or Guyon's canal ... #wrist #hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Ulnar Styloid Tenosynovitis Effusion Milking in Rheumatoid Arthritis

How to demonstrate tenosynovitis- milk it to increase pressure
Arthritis How ... increase pressure and ... Rheumatoid arthritis ... often has extensor carpi ... #Arthritis #clinical
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Diseases • Septic arthritis ... arthritis (RA) ... RF (if clinical ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
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
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren ... Syndrome, Myositis ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology