Dr. Lawrence Ford- Rheumatic Diseases Flashcards
Acute Monoarthritis
Infection but gout and trauma are possible
Asymmetric, oligoarticular (
OA and ReA
Symmetric Polyarticular , >5 joints
RA and SLE
Involvement of spine, sacroiliac joints, sternoclavicular joint
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Involvement of DIP
OA (Heberdens nodules) and in psoriatic arthritis
Involvement of PIP
OA (Bouchards nodules) and RA
Involvement of MCP
RA
Acute first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis
Classic for gout, but also seen in OA and ReA
Multiple organ system involvement, often without major joint complaints
Vasculitis and SLE
Diffuse pain but without arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Muscle weakness and rashes and occasionally peripheral arthritis
Myositis
What rheumatic conditions may medications elicit?
Lupus like syndrome, myopathies, or osteoporosis
Alcohol
may precipitate gout, cause myopathies, or avascular necrosis
Substance Abuse
vasculitis, arthralgias, and rhabdomyolysis
Family History
AS, gout, OA