Concepts in Rheumatology

Question 1

What does the term ‘arthropathy’ mean

Answer 1

a disease of the joint

Question 2

What does the term ‘arthritis’ mean

Answer 2

inflammation of the joint

Question 3

what does the term ‘arthralgia’ mean

Answer 3

pain in a joint

Question 4

2 main categories of arthritis

Answer 4

1. Non-inflammatory arthritis

2. Inflammatory arthritis

Question 5

Most common type of non-inflammatory arthritis

Answer 5

Osteoarthritis

Question 6

What can inflammatory arthritis be further broken down into

Answer 6

Seronegative inflammatory arthropathy

Seropositive arthritis

infectious arthritis

crystal induced arthritis

Question 7

What does seropositive arthritis mean?

Answer 7

All conditions are associated with autoantibodies

Question 8

List the seropositive arthritides

Answer 8

Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Lupus 
Scleroderma 
Vasculitis 
Sjogren's syndrome

Question 9

What does seronegative arthritis mean?

Answer 9

These are inflammatory arthritides that are NOT associated with auto-antibodies

Question 10

List the seronegative arthritides

Answer 10

Ankylosing spondylitis
psoriatic arthritis
reactive arthritis
inflammatory bowel disease

Question 11

what is infectious arthritis

Answer 11

i.e. septic arthritis

Question 12

What are the crystal induced arthritides

Answer 12

Gout

Pseudogout