Extra Conditions Flashcards
Red meat and alcohol can be risk factors for what condition due to purine emphasis?
Gout
What condition is an abnormal purine metabolism leading to uric acid accumulation?
Gout
When uric acid accumulates in gout, what do they become?
Monosodium urate crystals (tophus/tophi)
What occurs with gout?
Recurrent acute joint inflammation leading to destruction and fibrosis
Over 90% of the cases of gout is what kind?
Primary - hyperuricemia
What is the hypothesized cause of primary gout?
Enzyme defects
With primary gout, what accumulates in the blood?
Uric acid
What is secondary gout?
Gout that is secondary to another disease or from drug exposure
What are examples of some causes of secondary gout?
Renal disease leukemia, multiple myeloma, diuretics
What is the cause of the inflammation of gout?
Failed crystal phagocytosis
What is the usual age of those with gout?
Over 30
Gout usually occurs among which gender?
Males
What is the most common location for gout inflammation?
Hallux (MTP) aka podagra
About what percent of the population is affected by gout?
1%
The historical name, “Kings Disease”, is associated with what condition?
Gout
Monoarticular inflammation is characteristic of what condition?
Gout
What is the first stage of gout?
Asymptomatic hyperuricemia
What is the second stage of gout?
Acute gouty arthritis causing erythema
What is the third stage of gout?
Repeated chronic tophaceous arthritis that fails to resolve itself between cycles
20% of those with gout die from what issue?
Renal failure (gouty nephropathy)
What are other names for pseudogout?
Chondrocalcinosis or Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPDD)
What causes pseudogout?
Altered pyrophosphate metabolism
Are most cases of pseudogout inherited?
No, most commonly sporadic
What is the usual location for pyrophosphate crystal deposition of pseudogout?
Knee, wrist, shoulder, hip, elbow, ankle
Only about how many cases of pseudogout lead to destruction of joints from inflammation?
50%
After what age is pseudogout seen among half of the population?
Over the age of 85
What is the usual onset age for pseudogout?
Over 50
What is the treatment for pseudogout?
Palliative medicine (NSAIDs or corticosteroids)
What specific location in the wrist is common for pseudogout to occur?
Triangular fibrocartilage complex
What is hydroxyapatite deposition disease usually called?
Calcific tendinitis
What is the sign of calcific tendinitis on X-ray?
Soft tissue opacities from ossification
What is the most common location for calcific tendinitis?
Rotator cuff muscles
What is the age of onset for calcific tendinitis?
40-70
What is the most common muscle affected by calcific tendinitis?
Supraspinatus
Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) and increased age are risk factors for what condition?
Calcific tendinitis
What is the other name for diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis?
Forestier disease
What ligament is affected in the cervical and thoracic spine in DISH?
Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
What is the usual spinal location for DISH?
T7-T11
What is the most common age for DISH?
50-70
What are risks for DISH?
Diabetes and HLA-B27
Can we adjust patients with DISH?
Yes
What is the most common cause of infectious arthritis?
Bacteria
What occurs with infectious arthritis?
Rapid joint destructions within days
What is the treatment for infectious arthritis?
Based on microbial agent: IV antibiotics and analgesics
What is the name of the pus forming infectious arthritis?
Suppurative arthritis
What is the most common location for suppurative arthritis?
Knee
90% of suppurative arthritis involve how many joints?
Just one (monoarticular)
Which microbe is the most common agent involved with suppurative arthritis among children under 2 years of age?
Haemophilus influenzae
Which microbe is the most common agent involved in suppurative arthritis among children older than 2 years of age and adults?
Staphylococcus aureus
Which microbe is the most common agent involved in adolescents and young adults?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae