Anatomy of the Spine - anylosing spondlylitis Flashcards
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What symptoms may you get with anylosing spondylitis ?
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- Young
- Pain gets better with exercise and movement
- Reduced chest expansion
2
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What is ankylosing sponylitis ?
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Ankylosing means the bones have fused together so theres stiffness.
Chronic systemic inflammatory disease – affects axial skeleton
May have extra-skeletal manifestations
Starts in late teens/ early 20’s (10 % FH)
Onset of back pain often slow and insidious
3
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What blood tests would you do for Ankylosing spondlytis ?
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Inflammatory markers vs HLA-B27
4
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How would you diagnose ankylosing spondylitis ?
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nflammatory markers vs HLA-B27
and MRI
5
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How would you treat ankylosing spondlylitis ?
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Intense physiotherapy
NSAIDS; DMARDs; Anti-TNF biologicals
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What would you see on an MRI for ankylosing spondilitis ?
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- Inflammation of joints and fusion of bones
- Bamboo spine
7
Q
What is this ?
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Anylosing spondlytitis
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