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Musculoskeletal Pathology Flashcards

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Achondroplasia

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sporatic activating mutation in <b>FGFR3</b> causes impaired cartilage proliferation in growth plate leading to short limbs

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Two mechanisms by which bone can form:

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  1. <b>intramembranous</b> (CT matrix)

2. <b>endochondral</b> (cartilage calcifies/dies and bone grows)

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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AD <b>defect in collagen type I synthesis </b> affecting bone formation causing fractures, blue sclera and hearing loss

*<b>blue sclera</b> is due to exposure of choroidal veins from lack of collagen in eye

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Osteopetrosis (cause, symptoms, treatment)

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<b>carbonic anhydrase II mutation</b>–> lack of acidic environment–> poor osteoclast function (resorption)–> causing abnormally thick bones–> prone to fracturing

  • <b>fractures, anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, vision/hearing impairment (CN compression), hydrocephalus, renal tubular acidosis</b>
  • Treatment: <b>bone marrow transplant</b> to enhance ability ot make monocytes/osteoclasts
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Rickets/Osteomalacia

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defective osteoid mineralization due to vitamin D deficiency

<b>Rickets</b>: in children leading to pigeon breast deformity, frontal bossing, rachitic rosary (joint knobs), bowing of legs

<b>Osteomalacia</b>: in adults leading to fractures (<b>decreased serum Ca2+ and P; increased PTH and alkaline phosphatase</b>)

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Osteoporosis (definition, risks, forms, treatment)

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loss of <b>trabecular</b> bone mass causing porous bones, pain and fractures (i.e. compression fractures) but serum Ca2+, P, PTH and alkaline phosphatase are normal

  • <b>Risks</b>: peak bone mass and rate of bone loss thereafter
  • Forms: senile and postmenopausal

*Treatment: <b>bisphosphonates (osteoclast apoptosis)</b>

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Paget Disease of Bone/Osteitis Deformans) (definition, features, treatment, complications)

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<b>localized</b> osteoclast and osteoblast imbalance (possibly due to paramyxovirus infection of osteoclasts) causing the formation of thick sclerotic bone that fractures easily

  • Features: pain, increased hat size, hearing loss, <b>lion like facies, increased alkaline phosphatase</b>
  • Treatment: bisphosphonates and calcitonin
  • Complications: <b>high output cardiac failure and osteosarcoma</b>
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Osteomyelitis (types)

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bacterial infection of bone and marrow space that spreads through blood causing by sepsis

  • metaphysis in kids; epiphysis in adults
  • <b>lytic focus (necrosis) surrounded by sclerosis on xray</b>
  1. In sickle cell: dysfunctional spleen cannot remove Salmonella from blood
  2. Tuberculous: targets vertebral column
  3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa- when foot is punctured
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Avascular (Aseptic) Necrosis

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ischemic necrosis of bone and marrow due to decreased blood supply from <b>trauma/fracture, steroids, sickle cell (vasoocclusive), or Caisson Disease (fat embolism which occludes microcirculation in bone)</b>

*common site: femoral head and condyle

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Osteoma

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benign tumor on surface of facial bones

*associated with Gardner Syndrome (polyps in colon)

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Osteoid Osteoma

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benign tumors of osteoblasts surrounded by <b>rim of reactive bone in cortex of long bones in which pain resolves with aspirin</b>

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Osteoid Osteoma vs. Osteoblastoma

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<b>Osteoid Osteoma</b>: small tumor, arises in cortex of long bones, pain responds to aspirin

<b>Osteoblastoma</b>: large tumor, arises in vertebrae, does not respond to aspirin

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Osteochondroma

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lateral projection of growth plate (bone tumor) with cartilage cap

*<b>overlying cartilage can transform to chondrosarcoma</b>

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Osteosarcoma (definition and risk factors)

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malignant proliferation of osteoblasts that takes off bone periosteum (CT that surrounds bone and helps it form new layers) in <b>metaphysis of distal femur or proximal tibia</b>

*Risk factosr: <b>familial Rb, Paget disease, radiation exposure</b>

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Giant Cell Tumor

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the only <b>epiphysis bone tumor</b> occurring in distal femur or proximal tibia composed of <b>multinucleated giant cells and stromal cells</b>

*<b>“soap-bubble” appearance on xray</b></b>

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Ewing Sarcoma

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malignant proliferation of poorly-differentiated cells <b>derived from neuroectoderm in diaphysis of long bones in male children</b>

  • <b>“onion skin”</b> appearance on xray
  • 11.22 translocation
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Cartilage tumors

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benign–> <b>Chondroma</b> affecting medulla of small bones in hands and feet

malignant–> <b>Chondrosarcoma</b> affecting medulla in central pelvis and skeleton

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Dermatomyositis (definition, labs, treatment)

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inflammatory disorder of skin and skeletal muscle causing: weakness <b>heliotrope and malar rashes and red papules on joints</b>

  • (<b>derimysial inflammation with CD4+ T-cells and perifasicular atrophy</b>)
  • <b>Labs</b>: increased creatinine kinase, + ANA and anti-Jo1 Ab
  • Treatment: corticosteroids
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Polymyositis

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inflammatory disorder of skeletal muscle (<b>endomysial inflammation with CD8+ T-cells and necrotic muscle fibers)</b>

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X-Linked Muscular Dystrophy

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deletion of dystrophin causes muscle wasting and replacement to fat (often involves myocardium)

*<b>calf pseudohypertrophy and increased creatinine kinase</b>

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Adipose tissue tumors

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<b>Lipoma</b>: benign

<b>Liposarcoma</b>: malignant; characteristic cell is <b>lipoblast</b>

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Skeletal muscle tumors

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<b>Rhabdomyoma</b>: benign; cardiac rhabdomyoma is associated with tuberous sclerosis

<b>Rhabdomyosarcoma</b> malignant, desmin + and commonly found in head, neck and vagina; characteristic cell is rhabomyoblast

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Solid vs. Synovial Joints

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<b>solid</b>- tightly connected for structural strength

<b>synovial</b>- space to allow for motion and contains synovia/hyaluronic acid

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Degenerative Joint Disease (definition, what it affects, risk factors)

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progressive articular cartilage degeneration affecting <b>hip, lower lumbar spine, knees, DIP and PIP (in fingers)</b> associated with <b>morning stiffness that gets worse</b>

  • Risk factors: age, obesity, trauma
  • <b>eburnation of subchondral bone and osteophyte formation</b>
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What disorders affect the DIP?
Degenerative Joint Disease and Psoriatic Arthritis
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (definition, symptoms, joints involve, complications, pannus)
joint space narrowing causing loss of cartilage (PIP, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles) that is chronic, systemic, autoimmune, involves HLA-DR4, and is characterized by morning stiffness that gets worse * nodules, vasculitis, pleural effusions, LAD, interstitial lung fibrosis, Baker cyst, Swan neck deformity, Boutonniere deformity * Complications: secondary amyloidosis pannus forms- granulation tissue within synovial tissue to release cytokines that destroy the articular cartilage
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Baker Cyst
swelling of semimembranous or other synovial bursa behind knee joint and occurs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
lack of rheumatoid factor, HLA-B27 association and involves the axial skeleton
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Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis
involves sacroiliac joints and involves vertebral spine eventually leading to its fusion * occurs primarily in young males * uveitis (blurry vision) and aortitis (weak wall, aortic regurgitation
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Reiter Syndrome (definition, when most likely to occur)
"can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree" conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis *in young male adult weeks after GI or C. trachomatis infection
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Psoriatic Arthritis
affects axial and peripheral joints (including DIP of hands and feet)
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Infectious Arthritis
bacterial infection caused byS. aureus (young adults) or N. gonorrhoeae (older children and adults) leading to a warm, erythematous joint with limited range of motion *fever, increased WBC, increased ESR (measures inflammation)
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Gout (definition, types)
MSU crystal deposition in tissues from hyperuricemia causing yellow needle shaped crystals with negative birefringence Types: 1. Primary: HGPRT deficiency 2. Secondary: underexcretion or overproduction of uric acid due to leukemia, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, renal insufficiency 3. Acute:podagra (painful great toe), triggered by alcohol and red meat consumption 4. Chronic: tophi (uric acid crystals in soft tissue of joints), renal failure
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HGPRT
salvages HX and guanine to decrease xantine and urinc acid (UA)
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Pseudogout
Ca2+ pyrophosphate deposition causing blue rhomboid-shaped crystals with weak positive birefringence
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Role of estrogen in maintaining bone mass
it enhances osteoblastic activity and inhibits osteoclastic activity by inhibiting the secretion of cytokines that help in osteoclastogenesis
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Osteochondrosis ( & a variant of it)
avascular necrosis of ossification centers (epiphyses) in children *variant= osteochondritis dissecans (limited to articular epiphysis- commonly the knee)
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Osgood-Schlatter disease
swelling of tibial tuberosity that has no effect on bone growth
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Fibrous Dysplasia
replacement of medullary bone by fibrous tissue due to defect in osteoblastic differentiation/maturation
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Osteoarthritis
progressive degeneration of articular cartilage due to the activation of metalloproteinases by cytokines which degrades its components: proteoglycans (elasticity) and type II collagen (tensile strength) * reactive bone formation and subchondral cysts * Heberden nodes (DIP enlargements) and Bouchard nodes (PIP enlargement)
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Neuropathic Arthropathy (Charcot Joint)
noninflammatory joint disease that is secondary to a neurologic disease (DM, syringomyelia, tabes dorsalis) *loss of proprioception and deep pain sensation leading to recurrent trauma
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Rheumatoid Factor (RF) ( & what it binds to)
IgM autoantibody that has specificity for the Fc portion of IgG *RF binds IgG forming immunocomplexes that activate the complement system to produce C5a for neutrophils and leukocytes to enter space
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Caplan syndrome
rheumatoid nodules in lung plus pneumoconiosis
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Sjogren syndrome
autoimmune destruction of salivary glands and lacrimal glands *can be seen in Rheumatoid arthritis
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L. Septic Arthritis
due to: S. aureus, N. gonorrhoeae or Lyme disease causes: localized infection, fever/flu-like symptoms, (2/3 proceed to:) early disseminated disease, chronic disease (disabling arthritis)
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Type I vs. Type II muscle fibers:
Type I: red, slow twitch, do not fatigue easily, rich in mitochondria, poor in ATPase enzymes Type II: white, fast twitch, fatigues easily, poor in mitochondria, rich in ATPase enzymes
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Trichinella spiralis infection (definition, complications)
causes muscle pain from eating undercooked pork *complications: myocarditis, encephalitis

***MS 2 Unit 1 Pathology (3 decks)

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