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Describe osteogenesis imperfecta

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Disorder of type 1 collagen resulting in abnormal bone formation and mineralisation. Leads to fractures and progressive deformity (A.K.A. Brittle bone disease)

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List the pathological features of OA

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  • Breakdown and loss of articular cartilage
  • Loss of joint space
  • Reparative bone response
  • Capsular fibrosis
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List the radiological features of OA

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  • Loss of joint space
  • Osteophyte formation
  • Juxta-articular sclerosis
  • Subchondral cysts
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What happens to cartilage composition with ageing

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Reduced proteoglycans leads to reduced water-binding capacity resulting in a thinner, stiffer cartilage

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Where is the most common site of initial RA presentation

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Foot

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What part of the joint does RA affect

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Synovial membrane

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What gene is associated with RA

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HLA-DR4

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What does Rheumatoid factor antibody target

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Fc portion of autologous IgG

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List the radiological features of RA

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  • Loss of joint space
  • Periarticular erosions
  • Joint-line thickening
  • Juxta-articular osteoporosis
  • No osteophytes
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Where does Gout typically effect

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Metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe (>50% of cases)

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What causes gout

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Crystallisation of monosodium urate in the joint

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What causes secondary gout

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  • Medications (thiazides)
  • Myeloproliferative/Lymphoproliferative disorders
  • Renal failure
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Describe gout crystals

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Negatively birefringent needle-shaped crystals

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List the radiological features of gout

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  • Punched-out erosions that start near joint margins with classic overhanging sclerotic margin
  • Cartilage destruction can cause joint space narrowing in the long-term and is rare
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Describe osteochondritis dissecans

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Disease where bone under the articular cartilage dies due to lack of blood flow

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What are the clinical features of osteochondritis dissecans

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  • Pain worse with activity
  • Swelling and joint effusions
  • Loose bodies/locking/giving way of the joint
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Define Osteoporosis

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  • Increased porosity of bone leading to decreased bone density of normally mineralised bone matrix
  • Bone density >2.5 SD below normal range for young adults
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When is peak bone mass reached

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What common drug can cause osteoporosis

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List the risk factors for osteoporosis

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  • Reduced physical activity
  • Smoking and alcohol
  • Low weight
  • Early menopause
  • Genetic
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In what conditions are DEXA scans not required to diagnose osteoporosis and treatment should be commenced straight away

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NOF fractures

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What is the treatment of osteoporosis

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  • Calcium and vitamin D supplementation

- Alendronate (1st-line)

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What can be used as an alternative to bisphosphonates in osteoporosis in those intolerant

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Strontium ranelate and raloxifene

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Describe osteomalacia (Rickets in children)

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Deranged vitamin D absorption/metabolism leading to the impaired mineralisation of bone (osteoid)

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What risks inadequate synthesis of vitamin D
- Inadequate exposure to light - Dietary deficit - Poor maternal nutrition - Dark skin
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What conditions decrease the absorption of vitamin D
- Cholestatic liver disease - Pancreatic insufficiency - Biliary tract obstruction - Small bowel disease (e.g. Coeliac's, Crohn's)
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Which drugs increase the degradation of vitamin D
- Phenytoin - Phenobarbital - Rifampicin
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What are the clinical features of Rickets in the non-ambulatory stage
- Flattening of the occipital bones - Inward buckling of parietal bones - Frontal bossing - Square head - Pigeon chest - Prominent costochondral junctions
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What are the clinical features of Rickets in the ambulatory child
- Increased lumbar lordosis and thoracic kyphosis - Bowing of the legs - Slipped capital epiphysis - Fractures
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What are Looser's lines
Collections of osteoid producing ribbon-like zones of incomplete radiolucency
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What are the typical biochemical findings in Rickets
- Low calcium - Low phosphate - Increased ALP
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How is osteomalacia treated
Vitamin D and calcium supplements
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Describe Paget's disease
A disease of increased and uncontrolled bone turnover
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What is the cause of Paget's disease
Thought to be primarily a disorder of osteoclasts with excessive osteoclastic resorption followed by increased osteoblastic activity
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What predisposes to Paget's disease
- Increasing age - Male sex - Northern latitude - Family history
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What are the clinical features of Paget's disease
- Bone pain - Bowing of tibia - Bossing of skull
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What are the complications of Paget's
- Deadness (cranial nerve entrapment) - Bone sarcoma - Fractures - Skull thickening - High-output cardiac failure
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Treatment of Paget's
- Bisphosphonates (oral risedronate or IV zoledronate) | - Calcitonin

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