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1
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3 stages of Primary Gout

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1) Hyperuricemia
2) Acute Gouty Arthritis
3) Chronic Tophaceous Gout

2
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  • Deposits of urate crystals under skin
  • Other major organs (renal)
  • Kidney stone formation
  • 3-40 years after acute episode
  • Uncommon in US
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Chronic Tophaceous Gout

3
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  • Sodium urate deposited in synovium
  • Excruciating pain
  • Inflammation in small joints, usually great toe (podagra)
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Acute Gouty Arthritis

4
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Most common inflammatory arthritis in older adults

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Gout

5
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  • May be genetic X-linked
  • Inborn errors of purine metabolism
  • Production of uric acid exceeds excretion
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Primary Gout

6
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-Excessive uric acid in the blood caused by another dz

Renal insufficiency, crash diets, diuretics, chemo

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Secondary Gout

7
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Allopurinol pt instructions

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Take after meals with a glass of water to prevent GI distress

8
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DOC for Gout

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Allopurinol

9
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What can cause a gout attack?

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Alcohol and starvation diets

10
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Diet instructions for gout

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Increase alkaline ash foods (to increase pH) such as citrus fruits, juices, dairy products

11
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How to treat Polymyositis

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  • High dose steroids
  • Immunosuppressive agents
  • Monitor nutrition for swallowing problems
12
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What is Polymyositis coupled w/ a rash?

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Dermatomyositis

13
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What type of rash w/ Dermatomyositis?

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Heliotrope rash (iliac) & periorbital edema

14
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What Dz?

  • Mostly men
  • Involves every body system
  • Renal and cardiac problems: leading cause of death
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Polyarteritis nodosa

15
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What Dz?
Most common form of vasculitis
Skin lesions as an allergic response

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Hypersensitivity vasculitis

16
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What Dz?

  • Japanese women in 20s
  • Aortic arch syndrome
  • Cerebral ischemia
  • Visual changes, syncope, vertigo
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Takayasu’s arteritis

17
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DOC for vasculitis dzs?

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Steroid therapy (prednisone)

18
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First symptoms of systemic Necrotizing Dzs?

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Arteritis, ischemia

19
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DOC for Temporal Arteritis

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  • Corticosteroids URGENTLY

- Calcium and Vitamin D for prevention of osteoporosis

20
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What Dz?

  • 20% of patients with PMR
  • Systemic affecting large and mid size arteries
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Temporal Arteritis

21
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Women over 50 report declining vision, probably have?

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)

22
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What Dz?

  • Stiffness, weakness, aching
  • Low grade fever, arthralgias, stiffness, fatigue, weight loss
  • Neck, shoulder, hip joints most affected
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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)

23
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What Dz?Exact cause unknown
-Genetic risk: HLA-B27 alleles
Affects vertebral column, spinal deformities
-White men

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

24
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What Dz?

  • Genetic association: HLA-B27 antigens
  • Mostly young white men
  • From exposure to STD or Intestinal infection
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Reiter’s Syndrome

25
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Reiter’s Syndrome Triad of Symptoms

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  1. Arthritis
  2. Conjunctivitis
  3. Urethritis
    * May also experience balantitis circinata (inflammation around penis)
26
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What Dz?

  • Autosomal dominant
  • Abnormalities of skeletal, ocular, cardiopulmonary & CNS
  • Excessively tall, scoliosis, funneled chest
  • Decreased visual acuity or glaucoma
  • Hyperextensibility of joints
  • Elongated hands and feet
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Marfan Syndrome

27
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Why do most deaths from Marfan Syndrome occur?

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  • Cardio problems (usually in 30s)
  • Mitral valve prolapse
  • Mitral valve regurgitation
  • Aortic aneurysm rupture
28
Q

Treatment of Marfan Syndrome?

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  • Palliative (deal w/ symptoms, not cause)
  • Monitor CV status
  • CV medications
  • Orthopedic surgery
29
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What Dz?

  • Systemic infectious disease
  • Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete
  • Bite of infected deer tick
  • Most common vector borne disease in US
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Lyme Dz

30
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Stage 1 Lyme Dz

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  • Localized, flu-like symptoms
  • Round or oval, flat or slightly raised rash
  • Pain and stiffness in muscles and joints
  • Bull’s-eye lesion
  • Symptoms usually 7-14 days after bite
  • With treatment (ABX), no symptoms 4-5 weeks
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Stage 2 Lyme Dz

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  • Early disseminated (spread), 2-12 weeks after bite
  • Pt may develop carditis, dysrhythmias, dyspnea, dizziness, palpitations, CNS disorders, Meningitis, facial paralysis, peripheral neuritis
32
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Treatment of Stage 2 Lyme Dz

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IV antibiotics for 30 days

33
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Stage 3 Lyme Dz

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Chronic persistent
Arthritis
Chronic fatigue
Memory and thinking problems
Months to years after bite
34
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What Dz?

  • Mimics gout
  • Deposited crystals are calcium pyrophosphate
  • Crystals migrate to cartilage
  • Older hospitalized males
  • Highest in men with metastatic cancer
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Pseudogout

35
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What Dz?

  • 30% of people with psoriasis
  • 30-50 years of age
  • Genetic, environmental, infectious agents, immune system dysfunction
  • Early morning stiffness, neck and back pain
  • Fingernail and toenail lifting
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Psoriatic arthritis

36
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Psoriatic Arthritis Tx

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  • Manage joint pain and inflammation
  • Control skin lesions
  • Health teaching similar to skin care for lupus
  • Management similar to rheumatoid arthritis
37
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What Dz?

  • Chronic pain syndrome, not inflammatory
  • Arthritis commonly present
  • Pain, stiffness, tenderness
  • Neck, upper chest, trunk, low back, extremities (trigger points)
  • Pain intermittent but worsens with stress, increased activity, weather
  • 30-50 years of age
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Fibromyalgia

38
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Precipitating factors of Fibromyalgia

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  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Lyme disease
  • Trauma
  • Flu-like illness
39
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Fibromyalgia Tx

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  • Antidepressants
  • Teach that these drugs cause drowsiness
  • Avoid alcohol
  • NSAIDS
  • Sleep aids
  • Be careful with older pts (may cause confusion and orthostatic hypotension)
  • Muscle relaxants
  • Physical Therapy
40
Q

What Dz?

  • Chronic illness w/ fatigue 6 months or longer
  • Flu-like symptoms
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

41
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Four of more of what criteria must be met for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

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  • Sore throat
  • Substantial impairment in short-term memory or concentration
  • Tender lymph nodes
  • Muscle pain
  • Multiple joint pain with redness or swelling
  • Headaches of a new type, pattern, or severity (not familiar to the patient)
  • Unrefreshing sleep
  • Postexertional malaise lasting over 24 hours
42
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Supportive Treatments for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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  • Aches and Pains: NSAIDS
  • Sleeplessness and depression: Antidepressants
  • Teach: adequate sleep, proper nutrition, regular exercise, stress management, energy conservation, CAM
43
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What Dz?

  • Symptoms atypical of any one connective tissue disease
  • 10% of patients with CTD
  • 2 diseases may overlap at one time
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus AND systemic sclerosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis AND SLE
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Mixed Connective Tissue Dz

44
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What Dz?

“I’m sick of always being sick”

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Mixed Connective Tissue Dz

45
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What do you assess for Scleroderma?

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-Skin: painless pitting edema of hands and fingers, taunt, shiny, wrinkle free, decreased ROM, ulcerations, contractures
-Myocardial fibrosis: EKG changes, dysrhythmias, chest pain
-Vasculitic lesions
-Nailbeds: digit necrosis
Autoamputation
-Renal:malignant HTN, urine output and BP
-Respiratory: pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary HTN
-Gastrointestinal: ability to swallow

46
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Main cause of death in Scleroderma?

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Renal

47
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Important teaching priorities for SLE

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Skin Protection, monitor body temperature

48
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SLE leading cause of death?

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Renal: Lupus Nephritis

49
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Classic sign of exacerbation for SLE

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Fever

50
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What Dz?

-Affects skin ONLY, round coin-like scarring lesions

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Discoid DLE

51
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What Dz?

  • Alopecia (hair loss), dry, scaly, raised rash on the face (butterfly rash), mouth ulcers
  • Autoimmune
  • Combination of genetic and environmental factors
  • Onset 20-40 years of age
  • Women 10 times more than men
  • Women of color more often affected
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SLE

52
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Patho of SLE

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-Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) affect DNA, RNA
-Immune complexes form in serum & organ tissues
-Inflammation, damage, destruction
-Invade organs or vessels (vasculitis)
*Particularly attracted to kidney glomeruli
(leading cause of death)
-Deprives organs/tissues of arterial blood & oxygen

53
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Chronic therapy complications of RA

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-Diabetes mellitus, infection, fluid/electrolyte imbalances, HTN, Osteoporosis, Glaucoma

54
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Teaching for RA

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  • Take steroids with calcium plus vitamin D

- Rest and ice after injection in single joint

55
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DOC for RA

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Prednisone

56
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Cox-2 inhibitor for RA

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  • Celebrex

* Cardiovascular WARNING!

57
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Pts with MS or TB cannot take what drugs?

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BRMs

58
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BRMs for RA

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etanercept (Enbrel)
Monitor CBC, creatinine, liver panel
infliximab (Remicade)
Infusion reaction: tachycardia, shortness of breath, lightheadedness
adalimumab (Humira)
anakinra (Kineret)
Patients with MS or TB cannot take  this drug
abatacept (Orencia)
59
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Most pts w/ RA are managed with what initially?

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DMARDs

60
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DMARDs for RA

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  • Leflunomide (Arava)
  • Hair loss, diarrhea, decreased WBCs/platelets, increased liver enzymes, avoid alcohol, pregnancy not recommended
  • Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), Antimalarial drug
  • Retinal damage, generally tolerated well, mild stomach discomfort, light-headedness/headache
61
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DOC for RA

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Methotrexate (MTX) (Rheumatrex)
*Immunosuppressive= decreased WBCs, platelets, elevated liver enzymes/creatinine, pregnancy not recommended, risk for infection, avoid crowds

62
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Arthrocentesis

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Fluid is drained from a joint, can be done with RA

63
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Sjögren’s Syndrome

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  • Dry eyes, dry vagina, dry mouth

- Seen in RA

64
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Infectious organism possibly causing RA?

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Epstein-Barr virus