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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with arthralgia without arthritis?

Duration of joint symptoms

months

Duration of morning stiffness

minutes

Are the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints affected?

Are the most severe symptoms present in the early morning?

Does the patient have a first-degree relative with rheumatoid arthritis?

Is it difficult for the patient to make a fist?

Is a squeeze test of the MCP joints positive?

Is there a diagnosis other than rheumatoid arthritis that can explain the findings?

Results

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