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Trigger Finger on Physical Exam

This is called the "trigger finger" or tendonitis of the finger flexors.
flexors. ... stretches and flexes ... with rheumatoid arthritis ... #clinical #video ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... -60 minutes or longer ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
find the most tender ... injection lasts longer ... Injection #clinical #video ... #procedure #rheumatology ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Stenosing flexor ... one shown in the video ... #Stenosing #flexor ... #msk #clinical ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
warm, swollen, tender ... get bacterial seeding ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... elbows, Achilles tendon ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... , finger flexors ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology