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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 ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #signs
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... functional deficit and arthritis ... "pooping duck sign ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Arthritis of the ... Hand - Arthritis ... subluxation causing ulnar ... = RA • 2nd & 3rd ... hand #diagnosis #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
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Ocular melanoma • Arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... Recurrent and chronic arthritis-Azathioprine
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
resulting in an acute arthritic ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... Monarticular inflammatory arthritis ... Crystal Inflammatory Arthritis ... : Resembles RA
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... the preferred test ... Syphilis Arthritis-Dermatitis ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... joints, knees, wrists
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
resulting in an acute arthritic ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... • Resembles RA ... pseudo-rheumatoid arthritis ... of CPP crystal arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Thrombocytosis, Felty's syndrome ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology