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Arthritic Disorders- Symptoms and Specifics Flashcards

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What are the 2 Categories of ARTHRITIS?

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MonoArthritis

PolyArthritis

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Types of Monoarthritis

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Traumatic
Infectious
Crystal Induces
Rheumatoid
Degenerative
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Types of Polyarthritis

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Inflammatory Joint Disease
Degenerative Joint Disease
Metabolic Deposition Disease

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Description of Inflammatory Joint Disease

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Painful soft tissue swelling of joints

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Rheumatoid Types of Inflammatory Joint Disease

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RA
Lupus
Etc

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Rheumatoid Variants

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AS, Reiters, PA, EA

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Description of Degenerative Joint Disease

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Bony Enlargement of Joints

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Types of DJD?

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Primary Osteoarthritis

Secondary Osteoarthritis

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Description of Metabolic Deposition Disease

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Lumpy Bumpy Joint Disease

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Types of Metabolic Deposition Disease

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Gout
Hyperlipidemia
Etc

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What does HADD stand for?

What is HADD?

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HydroxyApatite Deposition Disease

-Calcifying Tendinitis and Bursitis

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Who does HADD affect ?

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40-70 yoa

Equal Male & Female occurrence

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MC site for HADD?

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Shoulder

Followed by Hip, Upper C-Spine

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HADD usually affects only ____ joints such as:

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Single

Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Fingers, Hip, Knee, Foot, Spine

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Most definitive Dx for HADD?

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X-ray

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HADD Etiology?

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Unknown

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What is Tendon Calcification?

Where and what does is look like?

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Local Crystal Deposition
At insertion site, not blending into the cortex of the adjacent bone
Ovoid Calcifications, Sharp Margins

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What helps treat Tendon Calcification?

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Ultrasound Treatment

Active Mobilization

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MC site for Bursal Calcification

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Subacromial
Subdeltoid
Ischial

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Bursal vs Tendon Calcification

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Impossible to differentiate between the two Radiografically

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CPPD: What does it stand for?

What is it?

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Calcium PyroPhosphate Dihydrate

Crystal Deposition Disease

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What is the AKA for CPPD?

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Pseudo-Gout

Because it produces gout-like symptoms

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3 Types of CPPD?

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1) Chondrocalcinosis
2) CPPD Arthropathy
3) Pseudo Gout Syndrome

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Who does CPPD affect?

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Those over 30 yoa

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What 2 types of Cartilage does CPPD affect?

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Hyaline Type CPPD

Fibrous Type CPPD

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Where can you find Hyaline Type? Fibrous Type?

Most common joint?

A

Hyaline “Hugs” the bone
Fibrous is found at the edges of joints
In & Around Knee Joint, followed by Wrist Joint

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Radiographic Features For:

Chondrocalcinosis - Hyaline Cartilage

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Thin, Linear, Parallel to articular Cortex

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MC site for Hyaline Chondrocalcinosis?

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Wrist, Knee, Elbow, Hip, Shoulder

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Radiographic Features For:

Chondrocalcinosis- Fibrocartilage

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Thick, Irregular, Shaggy poorly defined margin

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MC site for Fibrocartilage Chondrocalcinosis?

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Periphery of Knee Meniscus
Triangular fibrocartilage of wrist
Symphysis Pubis
Annulus Fibrosus

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What does EOA Stand for? What is it?

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Erosive OsteoArthritis

An Inflammatory type of OA

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EOA MC site?

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DIP Joints- Episodic & Acute Inflammation
Bilateral
Symmetric

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Who does EOA affect?

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Middle Aged Females

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What can develop with >12 of EOA?

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Symptoms of EOA

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Pain
Edema
Redness
Nodules
Eventual Decrease of ROM
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Ragiographic EOA

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Found in DIP joints

Central Erosions - aka - Gull Wing Sign

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Differential Diagnosis of EOA

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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Psoriatic Arthritis
Non-Inflammatory DJD

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RA vs EOA?

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RA rarely involves DIP joints, and patient has positive lab results

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Psoriatic Arthritis vs EOA?

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Marginal Erosions with adjacent periostitis

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Non-inflammatory DJD vs EOA?

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No Erosions, otherwise Identical to EOA

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Connective Tissue Disorder
Etiology Unknown
Attacks Synovial Tissue

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RA Affects?

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20-60 yoa
Females 3:1 btw 20-40 yoa
Equal M & F in patients over 40 yoa

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RA Signs & Symptoms

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Pain, Tenderness, Stiffness, Swelling

Jelling Phenomenon

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RA MC site?

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Peripheral Joints
Bilateral and Symmetrical
Progresses Proximally

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RA Physical Findings

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Firm, Non-tender Rheumatoid Nodules 5mm-3cm in size
Accumulation of Inflammatory Cells
Found in 20% of patients
Found on Extensor Surfaces

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Haygarth’s Nodes

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Found in RA
Soft Tissue Swelling
MCP Joints affected

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Lab Findings of RA

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Increased ESR
Increased C-reactive Protein
Presence of Rheumatoid Factor ( RF is NOT specific for RA)

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3 Must-Haves for Felty’s Syndrome

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1) Rheumatoid Arthiritis
2) Leukopenia
3) Splenomegaly

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Poor RA Prognosis with:

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Presence of SubQ nodules 
High Levels of Rheumatoid Factor
Exacerbation of Disease for more than 1 Year
Onset before 30 yoa
Extra-Articular Manifestations
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RA Pathology (1/6)

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Acute Synovitis with Edema
Periarticular Edema
Juxta-Articular Hypermia

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RA Pathology (2/6)

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Synovial Proliferation forms Pannus

Pannus: Vascular Tissue spreads over intra-articular surface of bone & cartilage

52
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RA Pathology (3/6)

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Marginal Erosions at Bare Area- where intra-articular bone in direct contact with synovium

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RA Pathology (4/6)

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Cyst-Like Cavities- Pannus enters marrow spaces of subchondral bone

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RA Pathology (5/6)

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Hyaline cartilage erodes and narrows

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RA Pathology (6/6)

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Joint fills with pannus-> progressive Fibrous Ankylosis

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Radiographic Findings of RA

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Bilateral & Symmetrical 
Periarticular Soft Tissue Swelling
Juxta-Articular Osteoporosis
Uniform Loss of Joint Space
Marginal Erosions (Rat Bite Erosions)
Deformity
Large Pseudo-Cysts
Juxta-Articular Periostitis
Ankylosis
57
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MC Sites

A 
Hand
Wrist
Foot
Knee
Hip
Cervical Spine
58
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RA in the Hands

A

DIPs NOT involved!!!!

Irreversible changes within 3-6 Months

59
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MC site for Marginal Erosions?

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Radial Margins of 2 & 3 Metacarpal Heads

Radial Margins of Distal & Proximal ends of Proximal Phalanges

60
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Types of Deformities found with RA- Hands?

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Boutonniere 
Swan-Neck
Digital Ulnar Deviation
Zig-Zag Deformity
Carpal Deviation

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