Connective tissue disease Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Septic arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
A 53 year old diabetic man presents with rigors and a hot swollen knee, CRP > 200 mg/l, Temperature: 38 0C. He is unable to weight bear.
Septic arthritis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Septic arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
A 22 year old man develops a swollen right ankle. Further questioning reveals he suffers from back and neck pain which improves with exercise. Spinal X-rays show ‘bony bridges’ between the vertebrae.
Ankylosing spondylitis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Septic arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
A 26 year old female presents with two swollen toes on the right foot, a swollen ankle and wrist. She has also suffered from episodes of iritis in the past and has been diagnosed with colitis following a recent colonoscopy.
Psoriatic arthritis
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Septic arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
A 40 year old lady has painful swollen MCP joints on the left hand and a swollen right wrist. Urinalysis reveals significant proteinuria. Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) are positive.
SLE
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Chondrocalcinosis
- Scleroderma
- Fibromyalgia
- Septic arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- SLE
- Myositis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
A 24 year old man presents with a swollen knee. He also has ‘scabby’ feet for over 3 months and recalls pain on urination on several occasions. He is sexually active and describes episodes of a ‘pink-eye’ in the last few weeks.
Reiter’s syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Alport syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
A 60 yr old woman presents with dry mouth and dry eyes. Ultrasound examination of the salivary glands showed small 2-4mm lesions.
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Alport syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
A 40 yr old woman presents to the GP complaining of pain in her hands (on examination there is swelling of the joints and Raynaud phenomenon) and feeling out of sorts.
Lab results show a positive speckled ANA and and anti-U1-RNP antibody.
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Alport syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
A 25 yr old woman presents complaining of lethargy and hair loss on examination she has a butterfly rash across her cheeks.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Alport syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
An optician refers a 12 year old boy with severe myopia. On examination the patient is thin and flexible with an indented chest.
Marfan Syndrome
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Type II Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Alport syndrome
- Scleroderma
- Sjogren’s Syndrome
- Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
- Marfan Syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
An 8 year old boy with blue sclerae
Type I Osteogenesis Imperfecta
