Abstracts tagged "physical examination"

Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2022
Online Teaching of Hand Examination Using Student-recorded Videos and Remotely Delivered Feedback: A Pilot Study
Mostafa Ahmad¹, Frances Parry² and Simon Maxwell², ¹Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, ²MSc Internal Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Enhancing physical examination skills improves the identification of clinical findings, decision-making and overall management. Feedback is a crucial factor in achieving effective learning but…
Abstract Number: 0483 • ACR Convergence 2022
Giant Cell Arteritis: Physical Examination of the Superficial Temporal Arteries Can Predict Temporal Artery Biopsy Result
Giuseppe Germanò¹, Pierluigi macchioni², Giulia Klinowski¹, Alberto Cavazza³, Luigi Boiardi³ and Carlo Salvarani⁴, ¹Arcispedale IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, ²Arcispedale IRCCS Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ⁴Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The detection of temporal arterial abnormalities (TA) is one of the ACR 1990 criteria to define the diagnosis of cranial Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).…
Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoimmune Serologies, Cell-Bound Complement Activation Products, and Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Symptoms After COVID-19 Infection
Emily G Oakes¹, Jack Ellrodt¹, Roberta Alexander², John Conklin², May Choi³, Hongshu Guan¹, Sara Tedeschi¹, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Siobhan Case⁵, Tiffany Hsu¹, Daniel Solomon¹, Anna Jonsson¹ and Karen Costenbader¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital | University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Onset of autoimmune connective tissue disease (CTD) after COVID-19 infection has been reported and complement activation has been implicated. We examined common autoimmune rheumatic…
Abstract Number: 1296 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impacting Demand Through Supply: An Evaluation of the Types of Pediatric Rheumatology Referrals at a Single Institution
Emma Leisinger¹, Carter Worth², Linder Wendt³ and Katherine Schultz⁴, ¹University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: The worsening Pediatric Rheumatology Workforce Shortage necessitates improving referral accuracy. Chief complaints of joint pain (arthralgia) are ideal to target as arthralgia alone does…
Abstract Number: 0094 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation Study of Proposed Diagnostic Criteria for Sympathetic Joint Effusion
Justin Levinson¹, Mali Jurkowski², Jasleen Kahlon³, Hayoung Youn⁴, Daohai Yu³ and Irene Tan⁵, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ³Temple University, Philadelphia, ⁴Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, ⁵Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Sympathetic joint effusion (SJE) is a rarely diagnosed rheumatologic entity characterized by painful yet non-inflammatory range synovial effusion. The condition was originally described in…
Abstract Number: 0096 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Bicipital Stress Test: A Maneuver to More Accurately Diagnose Bicipital Tendinitis and Its Referred Pain Patterns
Meredith Thomley¹, David Spalding², Ana Preda-Naumescu¹ and Raymond Waldrop¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Inflammation of the bicipital tendon contributes heavily to shoulder joint morbidity. To date, diagnosis of bicipital tendinitis has relied on physical exam findings, particularly…
Abstract Number: 0483 • ACR Convergence 2020
Can a Clinical Disease Activity Index Based on Patient-Reported Joint Counts (PT-CDAI) Be Used to Inform Target-Based Care in Telemedicine? An Analysis of 2 Early RA Cohort Studies
Caroline Benson¹, Marie-France Valois², Orit Schieir³, Gregory Vitone¹, Aidan Tirpack¹, Michelle Jones⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Gilles Boire⁶, Glen Hazlewood⁷, Carol Hitchon⁸, Edward C Keystone⁹, Janet Pope¹⁰, Carter Thorne¹¹, Susan Bartlett², Clifton Bingham III¹², Vivian Bykerk¹ and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators¹³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Laval University, Quebec, Canada, ⁶Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁷University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁸University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada, ¹¹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Study, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 mitigation strategies have forced rheumatologists to shift from in-person clinical visits to telemedicine, limiting their ability to carry out complete joint exams needed…
Abstract Number: 1562 • ACR Convergence 2020
Subclinical Joint Inflammation of Hands by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in Clinical Remission Compared to Active Disease
Victoria Furer¹, Ari Polachek², David Levartovsky¹, Jonathan Wollman³, Mirna Zureik³, Daphna Paran¹, Hagit Sarbagil-Maman⁴, Sara Borok Lev-Ran¹, Mark Berman¹, Ilana Kaufman⁵, Adi Broide³, Valerie Aloush¹, Yael Lahat goldstein¹, Sharon Nevo³, Iris Eshed⁶ and Ori Elkayam³, ¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ²Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel, ³Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ⁴Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Kiryat Ono, Israel, ⁵Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Petah-Tiqwa, Israel, ⁶Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Background/Purpose: Assessment of disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is based on tender and swollen joint counts (TJC and SJC, respectively). Yet, the prevalence of…
Abstract Number: 1705 • ACR Convergence 2020
In-Person Musculoskeletal Exam Demonstration by Rheumatologist More Effective Than Virtual PowerPoint Presentation in Teaching Internal Medicine Residents
Deepa Shah¹ and Shuwei Wang², ¹Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, ²Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal exam is critical to rheumatologists for evaluating and diagnosing patients with joint pain. The goal of our study was to compare differences…
Abstract Number: 152 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Shoulder to Lean On: Differences in Shoulder Examinations Between Rheumatology Educators and Fellows
Linett Martirossian¹, Robert Kalish ², Kenneth O'Rourke ³, Sreelakshmi Panginikkod ⁴ and Eugene Kissin ⁵, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ³Maine Health, Maine, ⁴University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worchester, MA, ⁵Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The maneuvers to include in a comprehensive shoulder exam are debatable. For rheumatology fellows, rheumatology fellowship program directors (PD) serve as models of competency…
Abstract Number: 1186 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
How Accurate Is Physical Joint Inflammation of the MTP-joints and What Can We Learn from Additional MRI on Forefoot Involvement in Early Arthritis?
Yousra Dakkak¹, Aleid Boer ¹, Debbie Boeters ¹, Annette van der Helm-van Mil ² and Monique Reijnierse ¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more sensitive than physical examination in detecting inflammation. This has predominantly been studied in metacarpophalangeal-(MCP) and wrist-joints. Data on…
Abstract Number: 1791 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Loss of Elbow Hyperextension in Females with Early Rheumatologic Disease Was Common in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis but Rare in Fibromyalgia
John P. Case¹, Heidi Tucker² and Congbin Wang³, ¹Internal Medicine/Rheumatology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ²Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, ³Internal medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: The elbow extension angle (ELB) is commonly given as 180o although most healthy females exhibit hyperextension(1). The loss of hyperextension (LOH) in a…

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