Clinical Flashcards
What are the diagnosis criteria of RA?
- Inflammatory arthritis: 3 or more joints, usually symmetrical small joints
- Positive RF and/or anti-CCP?
- Elevated CRP and/or ESR?
- Exclude diseases with similar features
- Duration of symptoms > 6 weeks
What are the non-pharmacological treatment for RA?
- Patient education
- Psychosocial interventions
- Rest, exercise, and physical and occupational therapy
- Nutritional and dietary counseling
- Interventions to reduce risks of cardiovascular disease, including smoking cessation and lipid control
- Screening for and treatment of osteoporosis
- Immunizations to decrease risk of infectious complications of immunosuppressive therapies
Pharmalogical treatment of RA?
- NSAIDs, Corticosteroids
- DMARDs (Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs)
- Methotrexate
- Leflunomide
- Sulfasalazine
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Biologic agents
What are the factors that contribute to RA?
Genetic/biologic
- T cells
- B cells
- Rheumatoid factor (antibody)
- Anti-CCP (Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide) or ACPA (Anti Citrullinated Protein Antibody)
- HLA-DRB1 alleles
- Immune complexes
- Synovial fibroblasts
Environmental
- Smoking
- Periodontal disease
Osteoarthritis affects most commonly which joint?
Distal inter-phalangeal joints (DIP)
RA commonly affects which joint?
Proximal inter-phalangeal joint (PIP) and metacarpo-phalangeal joint (MCP)
Which muscle flexes MCP joint while extends PIP and DIP joints?
Lumbricals
Claw hand is a sign of what?
Lumbricals muscle are paralyzed because of brachial plexus injury or compression of ulnar and/or median nerve
What are the borders of the anatomical “snuff box”?
- Extensor pollicis longus
- Extensor pollicis brevis
- Abductor pollicis longus
Which important structures pass into the anatominal “snuff box”?
The radial artery and the radial nerve
What muscles are involved in the Golfer elbow injury?
Muscles that origine from the medial epicondyle:
- Pronator teres
- Flexor carpi radialis
- Palmaris longus
- Flexor carpi ulnaris
What muscles are involved in the Tennis elbow injury?
Muscles that originate from the Lateral epicondyle:
- Extensor carpi ulnaris
- Extensor digiti minimi
- Extensor digitorum
- Extensor carpi radialis
- Supinator
What carpal bone is most likely to fracture if you fall on your wrist like that?
Scaphoid
Which ligament is most likely to be injured if you pull your child like that?
The annular ligament
What are the indication for a surgery for swimming shoulder?
- Swimmers not responding to rehabilitation with anatomic abnormalities may need imaging and surgery
- Swimmers with associated glenoid labral tears need arthroscopic labral repair
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A Bony Bankart lesion indicates what?
Anterior glenoid rim fracture
A Hill-Sachs lesion indicates what?
HH Impression fracture (postero-superiorlaterally)
A Bankart lesion represents what?
Anterior tear
Reverse Bankart lesion indicates what?
Posterior tear
Reverse Bony Bankart indicates what?
Posterior glenoid rim fracture
Reverse Hill-Sachs lesion indicates what?
HH impression fracture antero-medially
What are the indications of surgery in a First Acute Anterior Shoulder Dislocation?
- Young athlete
- Associated injury (ex. RC tear)
- Irreducible dislocation
- Failed trial of rehabilitation
- Inability to tolerate shoulder restrictions
- Inability to perform sport-specific drills without instability
Someone come in with that knee and tells you they work a lot on their knees (ex. cleaning the floor).
What is your diagnosis?
Pre-patellar Bursitis
What important veins can be used for heart grafts and can cause varicose?
Small Saphenous Vein