Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Q. You are trying to differentiate whether a patient has osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following features would be more suggestive of osteoarthritis?
a
Ulnar deviation of the fingers with MCP joint swelling.
b
Heberden's nodes at the DIP joints.
c
Excessive morning stiffness (> 60 minutes).
d
Subacute (6 week) onset in a woman in her mid-thirties.
e
Associated splenomegaly and neutropenia.
f
Associated sicca symptoms.
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