Diseases of Human Systems Flashcards
what is arthritis?
inflammation of joints
what is arthrosis?
non-inflammatory joint disease
what is athralgia?
joint pain
what makes up bone?
o Mineralised Connective tissue
o Calcium
o Phosphate
o Vitamin D
what does the parathyroid hormone maintain?
serum calcium level
what does parathyroid hormone increase?
Increases calcium release from BONE
what does parathyroid hormone reduce?
Reduces RENAL calcium excretion
what is hypothyroidism?
low serum calcium
what are causes of vitamin D problem?
o Low Sunlight Exposure
o Poor GI Absorption
o Drug interactions
o Often a combination of factors
what types of drugs causes vitamin D problems?
Some antiepileptic drugs
* Carbamazepine, Phenytoin
what is osteomalacia?
Poorly mineralised osteoid matrix
Poorly mineralised cartilage growth plate
what is difference between rickets and osteomalacia
rickets - during bone formation
osteomalacia - after bone formation
what is osteomalacia and rickets related to?
Both related to calcium deficiency
* Serum calcium preserved at expense of bone
what does low dietary calcium lead to?
leads to reduction in plasma calcium leads to increased PTH secretion - increase in lots stuff except decrease in urinary calcium then leads to restoration of normal calcium
what are effects of hypocalcaemia?
o Muscle weakness
o Trousseau & Chvostek signs positive
Carpal muscle spasm
Facial twitching from VII tapping
what is management of calcium problems in bone?
- Correct the cause
o Malnutrition
Control GI disease
o Sunlight exposure
30 mins x 5 weekly
o Dietary Vitamin D
what is osteoporosis?
loss of mineral and matrix
- reduced bone mass
what systemic problem is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
endocrine
what are effects of osteoporosis?
- Increased bone fracture risk
o Height loss
o Kyphosis & Scoliosis
o Nerve root compression – back pain
what is kyphosis?
cervical spine tipped forward
what is scolisois?
abnormal twisting and curvature of spine
how to prevent osteoporosis?
Build maximal Peak Bone Mass
Reduce rate of Bone Mass loss
how to build maximal peak bone mass?
exercises
high dietary calcium intake
how to reduce rate of bone mass loss?
o Continue exercise and calcium intake
o Reduce hormone related effects
o Reduce drug related effects
o Consider ‘Osteoporosis Prevention’ drugs
BISPHOSPHONATES
what are effects of oestrogen hormone replacement in reducing risk of osteoporosis?
o Reduces osteoporosis risk
o Increases breast cancer risk
o Increase endometrial cancer risk
Patients who have NOT had a hysterectory
Combine with a progestogen to reduce risk
o May reduce ovarian cancer risk
o Increases DVT risk
what are types of Multisystem vasculitic inflammatory diseases?
- Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE)
- Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)
- Sjogrens syndrome (SS)
- Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD)
what are types of large vessel vasculitic diseases?
- Giant cell (temporal) arteritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
what are types of medium vessel vasculitic diseases?
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Kawasaki disease
what are types of small vessel vasculitic diseases?
- Wegener’s Granulomatosis
how to manage connective diseases?
Analgesic NSAIDs (joint/muscle symptoms)
Immune modulating treatment
* Hydroxychloroquine
* Methotrexate
* Azathioprine
* Mycophenolate
- Biologic Medication – Cytokine inhibitors and lymphocyte depleting drugs
Systemic steroids – prednisolone
what does SLE look similar to?
lichen planus
what are circulating blood autoantibodies with SLE?
ANA, dsDNA & Ro antibodies
what are dental aspects of SLE?
- chronic anaemia
- oral ulceration
*GA risk - Bleeding tendency
*thrombosytopaenia - renal disease
*impaired drug metabolism - drug reactions
- steroid and immunosuppresive therapy
*possible increased malignancy risk - lichenoid oral reactions
- oral pigmentation from hydroxychlorquine use
what does chronic anaemia causes dentally?
-oral ulceration
- GA risk
what does taking hydroxychloroquine do dental?
oral pigmentation
what is Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) characterised by?
o Characterised by recurrent Thrombosis
DVT with pulmonary embolism
o Venous & arterial thrombosis
what do you not stop with when have Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS)?
anticoagulant
what is sjogren’s syndrome associated with what circulating autoantibodies?
ANA, Ro and La
what is sjogren syndrome associated with?
dry eyes and dry mouth
what is there a major involvement with in sjogren syndrome?
salivary glands
what is sicca syndrome?
Dry eyes or Dry mouth
what is primary sjogrens?
Not associated with any other disease
what is secondary sjogren?
Associated with another Connective Tissue disease – Rheumatoid Arthiritis, SLE, etc.
what are oral and dental implications of sjogrens syndrome?
Oral Infection
Caries risk
Functional loss
Denture retention
Sialosis
Salivary lymphoma
* Unilateral gland size change
* usually after years
what is systemic sclerosis?
o excessive collagen deposition
o connective tissue fibrosis
o loss of elastic tissue
what is there a gradual onset of with systemic sclerosis?
Raynoud’s phenomenon
renal failure
Malabsorbtion (GI involvement)
what are dental aspects of systemic sclerosis?
- involvement of perioral tissues
- Swallowing difficulties
- Dental erosion
- widening of periodontal ligament space - no mobility
what is the involment of the perioral tissues like with systemic sclerosis?
- limited mouth opening
- progressively poor oral access
- limited tongue movement
what must you do if someone has systemic sclerosis?
plan treatment 10 years ahead
what is systemic sclerosis sometimes compounded by?
sjogren
what must you watch for if someone has systemic sclerosis?
watch for drug metabolism due to cardiac and renal vasculitic disease
what is vasculitis?
- inflammation of blood vessels
what does infarction of tissue in vasculitis present as?
o May present as oral inflammatory masses
o May present as ulcers (tissue necrosis)
what happens in vasculitis?
Vessel wall thickens with inflammation
* Narrowing of lumen reduced blood flow
what is usually commonly involved with giant cell arteritis?
temporal artery
what may someone with giant cell arteritis present with?
headache/facial pain
what does giant cell arteritis involve?
Involves other carotid branches
* “Chewing claudication”
* Occlusion of central retinal artery (blindness)
what is polymalgia rheumatica?
Disease of the elderly
Pain & morning stiffness of muscles
Non-specific systemic features
* Malaise, weight loss, profound fatigue
Responds well to steroids
what are non specific systemic factors of polumyalgia rhematica?
- Malaise, weight loss, profound fatigue
what does polymyalgia rheumatica respond well to?
steroids
what does Kawasaki disease give clinically?
- Fever & lymphadenopathy
- Crusting/cracked tongue
- Strawberry tongue & erythematous mucosa
- Peeling rash on hands and feet
what is inflammoatory condition of wegener’s granulomatosis?
- Can lead to destruction of hard and soft tissues of the face and oral cavity
- Spongy red tissue
what is fibyalgia?
Non-specific collection of musculoskeletal symptoms
* Joint pain
* Muscle pain
* ‘functional disorders’
what are dental aspects of vaculitis?
Steroid precautions may be needed
May present to the dentist
* Giant cell arteritis
* Wegener’s Granulomatosis
* Kawasaki Disease
what are crystal arthropathies?
Acute monoarthropathies
gout
what is Acute monoarthropathies?
- acute arthritis of a single joint
- can be initial stage of polyarthritis
what is common causes of acute monoarthropathies?
o infection - septic arthritis
o crystal arthropathy - gout
what is gout?
- Uric acid crystal deposition in joints
- Significant pain from reactive inflammation
what is hyperuricaemia?
high uric acid levels
what enhances gout?
obesity and alcohol enhance?
gout is less common in women until when?
menopause then equalises?
what are symptoms of gout?
o acute inflammation of SINGLE joint
o usually great toe
o usually a precipitating event
trauma, surgery, illness, diet/alcohol excess
o rapid onset - hours
o NSAIDs to treat
what are dental aspects of gout?
o avoid aspirin
interferes with uric acid removal
o drug treatments may give oral ulceration (allopurinol)
what happens to aspirin in gout?
o avoid aspirin
interferes with uric acid removal
what drug treatments may give oral ulceration?
allopurinol
what are symptoms of osteoarthris?
- pain - improve with rest worse with acitivty
- brief morning stiffness
- slowly progressive over years
what is treatment of osteooarthritis?
- nothing alters disease progression!
- Pain improved by
o increasing muscle strength around the joint
o weight loss
o walking aids - role of NSAIDs
- Prosthetic replacement for PAIN
- Joint replacement
what is dental aspects of osteoarthrtis?
- TMJ can be involved
o symptoms RARE! - Difficulty in accessing care
- chronic NSAID use
o oral ulceration possible
o bleeding tendency - anti-platelet - Joint replacements - AB prophylaxis?
o Usually not needed
what is rheumatoid arthritis?
o Initially a disease of the synovium with gradual inflammatory joint destruction
what are diff patterns of joint involvement?
Sero-positive RA
* rheumatoid factor present
Sero-negative RA
* rheumatoid factor NOT present
what is there a slow onset to in rheumatoid arthrtiis?
- initially hands and feet
- proximal spread
- potentially ALL synovial structures
what are early signs of RA?
symmetrical synovitis of MCP joints
symmetrical synovitis of PIP joints
symmetrical synovitis of wrist joints
what are late signs of RA?
ulnar deviation of fingers at MCP joints
hyperextension of PIP joints
“Z” deformity of thumb
subluxation of the wrist
loss of abduction and external rotation of shoulders
flexion of elbows and knees
deformity of the feet & ankles
what shows up on radiographs with RA?
- erosions, loss of joint space, deformity
- joint destruction & secondary osteoarthritis
what are treatment options of RA?
- physiotherapy
- occupational therapy
- drug therapy
- Surgery
what is aim of physio therapy?
o Aim to keep the patient active for as long as possible!
o active and passive exercises
to maintain muscle activity
* to improve joint stability
o to maintain joint position
what is occupational therapy?
o maximising the residual function
o providing aids to independent living
o assessment & alteration of home
what are 2 types of disease modifying drugs?
- hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate,
what are dental aspects of RA?
- disability from disease
- sjogrens
- joint replacements
- drug effects
- chronic anaemia - GA problems
what does methroxate cuase orally?
oral ulceration
what is effects of Sero-negative Spondyloarthritides?
- Disabling progressive lack of axial movement
- symmetrical other joint involvement – e.g.hips
what does Sero-negative Spondyloarthritides result?
o low back pain
o limited back and neck movement – turning spine restricted
o limited chest expansion – breathing compromised
o cervical spine tipped forward (Kyphosis)
movements restricted
what are dental aspects of sero-negative Spondyloarthritides?
- GA hazardous
o limited mouth opening
o limited neck flexion - TMJ involvement possible, but rare except in Psoriatic Arthritis
tmj involvement in connective disease is rare except in what?
psoriatic arthritis
what is stroke?
“acute focal neurological deficit resulting from cerebrovascular disease and lasting more than 24hrs or causing earlier death”
stroke is death of brain tissue from what?
hypoxia
what happens when there is no local cerebral blood flow?
Infarction of tissue
Haemorrhage into the brain tissue
what is transient ischaemic attack?
- Localised loss of brain function
o Ischaemic event – not haemorrhage
how long does it take to recover from TIA?
- FULL recovery within 24hrs
o Most recover in 30mins
in stroke what does FAST stand for?
facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty and time
what are risks for stroke?
HYPERTENSION
SMOKING
Alcohol
ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE
Atrial Fibrillation
Diabetes Mellitus
when is there greatest risk for stroke in hypertension?
If DIASTOLIC >110mm Hg then a x15 risk compared to diastolic <80mm Hg
what are causes of stroke?
Ischaemic stroke – uncertain
Intracranial Bleed
Embolic Stroke
Atheroma of cerebral vessels
what happens with an intracranial bleed?
aneurysm rupture
what is embolic stroke?
- Embolism from left side of heart
o Atrial fibrillation
o Heart valve disease
o Recent MI
where do atheroma’s happen?
- Carotid bifurcation
- Internal carotid artery
- Vertebral artery
in prevention of stroke what is antiplatelet action?
secondary prevention only
what is used in antiplatelet action for stroke?
- Aspirin
- Dipyridamole
- Clopidogrel
when are anticoagulants used in stroke?
when there is an embolic risk - AF, LV thrombus
what do you need to differentiate when you investigate stroke?
- INFARCT
- BLEED
- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
what is best investigation of visualising brain circulation?
o MRA (MR angiography)
what risk factors should you assess in stroke?
- Carotid ultrasound
- Cardiac ultrasound (LV thrombus)
- ECG (arrhythmias)
- Blood pressure
- Diabetes screen
- Thrombophilia screen (young patients)