Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis
ACR Classification Criteria (4/7) • EMS > 1 hour • > 3 joint arthritis • Symmetrical arthritis • Wrist, MCP, PIP arthritis • Rheumatoid nodules • Rheumatoid factor • X-ray changes: periarticular osteopaenia/marginal erosions
Articular involvement
- Page 1 and 2: Rheumatoid Arthritis Dr. C. C. Viss
- Page 3 and 4: Rheumatoid arthritis • Most commo
- Page 5 and 6: Effects of RA • Systemic disease
- Page 9 and 10: Mechanisms of joint damage • Syno
- Page 14 and 15: Articular involvement Any synovial
- Page 16: Hand • MCP joints - Synovitis - U
- Page 21: Elbow • Synovitis • Flexion con
- Page 24: Foot •MTP - Synovitis - Subluxati
- Page 27: Knee • Synovitis • Effusions
- Page 31: Cervical spine • Involved in 70%
- Page 34 and 35: Other joints • TMJ: reduced mouth
- Page 36 and 37: Non-articular manifestations • Ge
- Page 40 and 41: Non-articular manifestations • He
- Page 42: Non-articular manifestations • Sk
- Page 49 and 50: Complications
- Page 51: Complications • Felty syndrome -
- Page 54 and 55: Special investigations
- Page 56 and 57: Rheumatoid factor • Antibodies ag
- Page 60 and 61: Serial X-rays of a knee in RA
Articular involvement