Last ditch effort (as in if you only have 10 minutes to figure this shit out) : Polyarticular Arthritis

Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of psoriatic arthritis?
A. Symmetric
B. PIP and 1st MTP involvement
C. Axial involvement 
D. Rash
E. Polyarthritis

Answer 1

D

A. Asymmetric
B. DIP, 1st MTP
C. Axial AND appendicular
E. Oligoarthritis

Question 2

T/F: Polymyalgia Rheumatica presents with chronic unilateral shoulder and knee pain.

Answer 2

False. Polymyalgia Rheumatica presents with ACUTE BIlateral shoulder and HIP pain.

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis?
A. Acute onset
B. DIP 
C. Asymmetric
D. Polyarthritis
E. Migratory

Answer 3

D

A. Insidious onset. Acute very uncommon.
B. PIP, NOT DIP EVER!!
C. Symmetric
E. Additive

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of SLE?
A. DIP
B. Asymmetric
C. Monoarthritic
D. Fever 
E. Rash

Answer 4

D, E

A. PIP
B. Symmetric
C. Polyarthritic

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of osteoarthritis?
A. PIP, 1st MTP
B. Symmetric
C. Acute onset
D. Migratory pattern
E. Axial

Answer 5

NONE! muahaha!

A. DIP, 1st MTP
B. Asymmetric
C. Insidious onset
D. Additive pattern
E. Axial AND appendicular

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of acute viral arthritis?
A. Monoarthritis
B. Onset months after viral infection
C. Self-limiting
D. DIP and PIP joint involvement
E. Parvovirus is an example…just cause.

Answer 6

C, E

A. Polyarthritis
B. acute onset at same time as viral infection
D. MCP and PIP joint involvement

Question 7

T/F: Gout and pseudogout can present in the 1st MCP.

Answer 7

False. 1st MTP