Rheuma Retention Flashcards
(100 cards)
- Arthritis of the cervical spine leads to the most severe limitation of which neck motion?
a. Lateral bending
b. Rotation
c. Extension
d. Flexion
b. Rotation
- Positive urethritis and conjunctivitis is seen in:
a. Felty’s syndrome
b. Reactive arthritis
c. SLE
d. Gout
e. OA
b. Reactive arthritis
- Which of the following is not a characteristic of psoriatic arthritis?
a. HLA B27 is positive
b. RF- positive
c. Asymmetric inflammatory arthritis
d. (+) dactylitis
e. None of these
b. RF- positive
- DIP hyperextension and PIP extension is a characteristic of:
a. Mallet finger
b. Hammer toes
c. Boutonniere
d. Swan neck
e. None of these
e. None of these
PIP flexion dapat
- The first manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis is usually:
a. Kyphosis
b. Sacroiliitis
c. Iritis
d. Carditis
b. Sacroiliitis
Symmetric + morning back pain
- IN confirming a diagnosis of osteoarthritis which labaoratory abnormality will you expect to note:
a. ESR is elevated
b. Rf-positive
c. Leukocytosis
d. Polyarticular involvement
e. None of these
e. None of these
- Most common age of onset for ankylosing spondylitis:
a. 30y/o
b. 40-60y/o
c. 20-40y/o
d. >60y/o
e. None of these
c. 20-40y/o
- Which of the following definition best fits the term enthesitis?
a. Alteration of joint alignment so that the articulating surfaces incompletely approximate each other
b. Inflammation at the site of tendinous or ligamentous insertion into bone
c. Inflammation of the periarticular membrane lining of the joint capsule
d. Inflammation of the sac like cavity near a joint that decreases friction
e. A crackling sensation elicited with joint motion
b. Inflammation at the site of tendinous or ligamentous insertion into bone
- Nerve compression syndromes may occur in rheumatoid arthritis. What is the most common?
a. Ulnar nerve compression at Guyon’s canal
b. Carpal tunnel syndrome
c. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
d. Ulnar nerve compression at the elbow
e. Thoracic outlet syndrome
b. Carpal tunnel syndrome
- An arthritic condition associated with cognitive impairment:
a. OA
b. RA
c. SLE
d. None of these
c. SLE
- A 36-year old female is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which of the following statements regarding RA is true:
a. There is an association with HLA-B27
b. The earliest lesion is an increase in the number of synovial lining cells with microvascular lesion
c. Females are affected 3x more often than are males, and it is maintained throughout life
d. African – Americans are involved
e. RF- positive is not predictive of the severity of RA and its complications
b. The earliest lesion is an increase in the number of synovial lining cells with microvascular lesion
a: ACPA
d: Caucasians
e: Predictive
- Arthritic joints, renal manifestations and photosensitivity:
a. OA
b. RA
c. Gout
d. SLE
e. None of these
d. SLE
Code: DOPAMINE RASH
Discoid rash
Oral ulcer
Photosensitivity
Anti-Nuclear Antibody
Malar rash
Immunologic SLE
Neurologic SLE
Renal dse
Arthritis
Serosis
Hematologic (Blood)
- Heberden’s nodes are seen in:
a. RA
b. Gout
c. OA
d. SLE
e. None of these
c. OA
HeberDIP
- The following statements describe fibromyalgia except:
a. A non- articular rheumatic disease of unknown origin characterized by tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 tender points sites
b. Cardiovascular training offers no benefits in reducing the symptoms
c. There maybe patient reported joint swelling without objective findings of swelling
d. The tender points are primarily localized to the musculotendinous junctions
e. Generalized fatigue, chronic headache and sleep disturbance may be present
b. Cardiovascular training offers no benefits in reducing the symptoms
- On examination of a female obese patient with knee pain, she complains of years of knee stiffness and pain for about 30 minutes every morning when she wakes up and has recurrent knee aches towards the end of the day. What is the common pathology?
a. Chondromalacia patella
b. Patellar bursitis
c. Patellar tendonitis
d. Knee OA
d. Knee OA
OA: <30 mins
RA: > 30 mins
- A 45-year old aunt complains of pain and swelling in both wrists and knees for three months. There is increased in the hands early in the morning, which last close to 40 minutes. The MCP joints and wrist are warm and tender. There is no alopecia , photosensitivity, kidney disease, or rash. What is the most likely diagnosis of this patient?
a. Gouty arthritis
b. Systemic lupus erythematosus
c. Osteoarthritis
d. Rheumatoid arthritis
d. Rheumatoid arthritis
- Positive subchondral sclerosis, crescent sign and symmetric arthritis can be found in:
a. AS
b. RA
c. OA
d. SLE
e. Gout
d. SLE
- Acute gouty arthritis is characterized by:
a. Attack in big toe
b. Fever
c. Podagra
d. All of these
d. All of these
A and C are the same
- Most common arthritis seen in the elderly:
a. RA
b. OA
c. Gout
d. SLE
e. All of these
b. OA
- An individual with RA that has a functional capacity adequate to perform only a few or none of the duties of occupation or self- care is classified as CLASS:
a. III
b. IV
c. V
d. II
e. I
a. III
- Indicators of poor prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis include the following, except:
a. RF positive
b. Persistently elevated ESR or C- reactive protein accompanied by active synovitis
c. Generalized oligoarthritis involving both small and large joints
d. Radiographic erosions within 2 years of disease onset
e. None of these
c. Generalized oligoarthritis involving both small and large joints
Polyarthritis
- An individual with RA that is largely or wholly incapacitated, bedridden or using a wheelchair, permitting little or no self-care is classified as CLASS:
a. V
b. IV
c. I
d. III
e. II
b. IV
Tophaceous deposits of gouty arthritis are most commonly seen on the:
a. 1st MTP
b. Ear cartilage
c. Olecranon bursae
d. None of these
c. Olecranon bursae
Linear, vertical marginal syndesmophytes is seen in which of the following?
a. OA
b. Gout
c. RA
d. AS
e. None of these
d. AS