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Arthritis Flashcards

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What is reactive arthritis?

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A type of joint inflammation which occurs within 4 weeks post-infection, typically an STD. It commonly presents with arthritis, conjunctivitis and urethritis.

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What is SLE?

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a relapsing-remitting autoimmune condition which causes joint pain, raynauds, oral/genital ulcers and a distinctive malar ‘butterfly’ rash which is nasolabial sparing.

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What is a common respiratory complication of SLE?

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Pleuritis

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What is a common respiratory complication of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

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ILD or pulmonary nodules

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Name 4 different types of inflammatory arthritis

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Rheumatoid, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Reactive, Psoriatic

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What points should be covered in an arthritis history?

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Pain
Swelling
Stiffness
Function
Joints affected
Diurnal variation
General malaise
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What is rheumatoid arthritis?

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An autoimmune condition causing symmetrical, inflammatory polyarthritis

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What are some systemic features of rheumatoid arthritis?

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  • Scleritis
  • Interstitial lung disease, nodules
  • Pericarditis
  • Skin nodules
  • Cervical myelopathy
  • Mononeuritis multiplex
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What is osteoarthritis?

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Chronic and progressive asymmetrical joint pain caused by cartilage loss and bone remodelling

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What are the four characteristic features of osteoarthritis on X-ray?

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  1. Subchondral sclerosis
  2. Joint space narrowing
  3. Osteophyte formation
  4. Subchondral cysts
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What are the features of rheumatoid arthritis on X-ray?

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  1. Juxta-articular osteopenia
  2. Soft tissue swelling
  3. Joint deformity
  4. Joint space narrowing
  5. Ill-defined marginal erosions
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Which rheumatological condition typically causes dry eyes and mouth?

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Sjorgens syndrome

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What can cause back pain?

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Prolapsed disc, trauma, fractures, ank spon, pregnancy, malignancy, paget’s, cauda equina, osteoporotic vertebral collapse, spinal infection

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What is the treatment for septic arthritis?

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IV flucloxacillin or vancomycin

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What are some examples of DMARDS?

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Methotrexate
Hydroxychloroquinine
Sulfasalazine

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What is the main side effect of DMARDS?

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Immunosuppresion

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What are some examples of biologics?

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TNFa inhibitors: infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab
B cell depletion: Rituximab

These are usually used in combo with methotrexate

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What would be recorded on a joint aspiration in gout?

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Monosodium urate crystals

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What are the typical signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis?

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  • Young man
  • Gradual onset lower back pain, worst at night
  • Morning stiffness relieved by exercise
  • Global loss of spinal movement
  • Question mark posture
  • Bamboo spine (symmetrical blurring and narrowing of the joint space) on X-ray (NB this can only be seen in advanced disease)
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Which HLA is involved in ank spon?

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What happens to the hands in rheumatoid arthritis?

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  • Swelling of PIP joints
  • Ulnar deviation
  • Swan-necking
  • Z-thumb
  • Loss of bone density
  • Rheumatoid nodules
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What happens to the hands in osteoarthritis?

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  • Affects first MCP joint and DIPs
  • Heberdens nodes (outer)
  • Bouchards nodes (inner)
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What features can be seen on x-ray of psoriatic arthritis?

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Sausage finger, pencil in cup deformity

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What is systemic sclerosis?

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An autoimmune disease of connective tissue, characterised by thickened skin and vascular damage

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What is dermatomyositis?
Insidious onset of progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and inflammation, causing a characteristic purple rash around the eye and rash on the hands.
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How does carpal tunnel syndrome usually present?
- Parasthesia in the fingers which is worse at night and occasionally feels like burning - Positive phalanx sign - Usually idiopathic
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What is the classical presentation of polymyalgia rheumatica?
- Aged over 50 - 2 weeks of bilateral shoulder pain - Evidence of acute phase response (raised ESR and CRP) - Morning stiffness
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What is the most common cause of posterior knee swelling?
Baker's cyst
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In which condition would you get well defined periarticular erosions in the affected joint?
Chronic gout
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What is the difference between the aspirate from gout and pseudogout?
Pseudogout - bifringent rhomboid crystals | Gout - negatively bifringent needle-shaped urate crystals
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What tends to occur in radial nerve palsy?
Wrist drop (wrist extensor muscles are controlled by radial nerve)
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What is Finkelstein's test?
Take the patients thumb and ulnar deviate the hand sharply. This elicits sharp pain along the distal radius and is a sign of de Quervain's tenosynovitis
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What tests assess for median nerve palsy?
Phalen's and Tinel's
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What test assess for ulnar nerve palsy?
Froment's sign
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What is a common side effects of DMARDs such as methotrexate?
Immunosuppresion
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If someone has severe rheumatoid arthritis, on what condition can they try biologics?
They must have tried low-dose glucocorticoids and two trials of six months of traditional DMARD monotherapy or combination therapy. DMARDS - azothiaprine, ciclosporin, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate BIOLOGICS - infliximab
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What does post-surgical DVT increase the likelihood of?
Pulmonary embolism - the best investigation for this is a CT pulmonary angiogram
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What causes the following nail changes: a) clubbing b) heberden's nodes c) koilonychia d) nail plate separation from nail bed (oncholysis) e) nail thinning
a) respiratory problems b) osteoarthritis c) iron-deficiency anaemia d) psoriatic arthritis e) lichen planus
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What four conditions is HLAB27 associated with?
PAIR Psoriasis Ankylosing spondylitis Inflammatory bowel disease Reactive arthritis

3RD YEAR - Long Term Conditions/FOCP (39 decks)

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