OA, RA, PSA: i don't want to study anymore Flashcards
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Difference between OA and RA: age
- OA: in pts > 50
- RA: variable age (most commonly in 50+, juvenille RA occurs in pts < 16)
Difference between OA and RA: onset
- OA: gradula onset
- RA: variable onset
Difference between OA and RA: joint s/s
- OA: localized s/s that usually only last 30 min and occur with joint use
- RA: general malaise/prodromal s/s tht can last over an hour and are present with use and at rest
Difference between OA and RA: joint involvement
- OA: larger, weight-bearing joints; unilateral involvement
- RA: b/l small jonts of hands, wrists and feet
Difference between OA and RA: auto-Ab involvement
- OA: no auto-Ab involement
- RA: auto-Ab present
OA
failure of the jont and surrounding tissues
OA signs
not syptoms
- usualy just one joint or oligoaricular (asymmetrical joints)
- local tenderness
- limted motion with passive/active movement
- bone proliferation or synovitis
OA symptoms
not signs
- pain
- deep aching
- stiffnes in affected joint
- usually < 30 min duration
- often related to weather
- limited joint movement
OA goals of dx
- distinguish between primary and secondary
- Primariy: no identifiable cause; idiopathic
- Secondary: associated with known cause - inflammation, trauma, metabolic/endocrine disorders, or congenital factors
- clarify which joints are involved and seveirty
- assess response to prior therapies
OA risk factors
- obesity - esp knees
- sex
- More common in men if <45 y/o
- More common in women if >45 y/o
- occupation
- certain sports
- hx of joint injury or surgury
- genetics: black men
Hand OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- CMC orthosis
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- kinesiotaping
- other hand orthoses
- paraffin
don’t forget pt educaton
Knee OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- wt losss
- tai chi
- cane
- knee brace
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- kinesiotaping
- balance training
- PF knee brace
- yoga
- RFA
don’t forget pt education
Hip OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- wt loss
- taichi
- cane
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- balance training
don’t forget non-pharm
Hand OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
conditionally
- Topical NSAIDs: diclofenac 2gm QID
- I-A steroid
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
- Chondroitin (NOT glucosamine, recommended against)
Knee OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
- Topical NSAIDs: diclofenac 4gm QID
- I-A steroid
conditionally
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
- Topical capsaicin
Hip OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
- I-A steroid with US guidance
conditionally
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
Which NSAIDs have a lower risk of GI tox and lower risk of plt inhibition
- celebrex
- valdecoxib
I-A steroid onset and duration and admin OA
- Give Q3 months
- Onset 2-3 days
- lasts 4-8 weeks
I-A relative CI
- ctive superficial skin or soft tissue infections
- Suspected joing infection
- Unstable coaguloapthy
- Uncontrolled DM
- Broken skin at injection site
Duloxetine OA dose and osnet
- 60mg QD
- onset: 4 wks
Duloxetine AE
- N/V
- Constipation
Capsaicin counselingn points
- may initially cause more pain befoe helping
- must be used regularly for efficacy
- onset 2 wks
RA dx
- Dx
- Early dx is difficult
- Lab findings:
- ESR/CRP: inflammatory factors
- Rheumatod factor
- ACPAs: peptide antibodies
- ANAs: antinuclear Ab
- Dx scoring system: based on 4 domains
- Joint involvement
- Serology
- Acute phase rectants
- Duration of s/s
RA flare: most common trigger
virus