Diseases Flashcards
Gout crystals
YELLOW
NEGATIVE biregringent
Pseudogout crystals
BLUE
POSITIVE birefringent
Bilateral ankle OA
Hemochromatosis
Homogentisic acid in joints
Spondylitis
BLACK urine
Ochronosis (Alkaptonuria)
Reactive arthritis
Uveitis
Urethritis
Arthritis
HLA-B27 +
Familial hypophosphatemic rickets
Vit D resistant
X-linked Dominant
Type 1 Vit D dependent rickets
AR ENZYME defect (Vit D1 hydroxylase)
Type 2 Vit D dependent rickets
AR RECEPTOR defect (1, 25 OH Vit D receptor)
Where scurvy affects bone
Primary spongiosa
Best lab test for RA
anti-CCP AB
Mannerfelt syndrome
FPL rupture in RA
Due to scaphoid osteophyte
Vaughn Jackson syndrome
Rupture of ulnar extensors (EDM first) in RA
Due to DRUJ instability
Lab tests for SLE
Anti-DS DNA AB
Anti-Smith
Altered BMP-4 signal transduction
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Poly-ostotic fibrous dysplasia + myxomas
Mazabraud’s syndrome