1. Approach patient with
ARTHRITIS
DR. MOHAMMED O. AL-RUKBAN
Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
College of Medicine
King Saud University
3. Introduction..
Causes include various self-limited
illness and disabling and life-
threatening.
Is it Arthritis or Arthralgia?
Musculoskeletal emergencies
(infection, sepsis, compartment
syndrome…).
25. Rheumatoid Arthritis..
Epidemiology :
The world wide incidence of RA is
approximately 3 cases per 10,000
population and the prevalence rate is
approximately 1%
28. Examination..
Joint affected
swelling
tenderness
warmth
decreased range of motion
Atrophy of the interosseous
muscles
deformities
29. Diagnosis..
Morning stiffness
Arthritis of 3 or more joint areas
Arthritis of hand joints of at least one area
swollen in a wrist, MCP, or PIP joint
Symmetric arthritis
Rheumatoid nodules
Serum RF
Radiographic changes typical of RA
42. Prognosis..
40 % of patient become disabled after
10 years.
Persistent active cases more than 1
year likely to lead to joint deformities.
Periods of activity cases have better
prognosis.
Mortality rate 2.5 times than general
population
44. Summary..
Use of time.
In one study: 60% of patients with early
synovitis diagnosed as:
Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Spondyloarthropathy.
20% had a self limited arthritis.
20% unclassifiable with good prognosis.
In another study: 36% unclassifiable
When to refer?