Goljy Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue. Flashcards

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Monosodium urate crystals (MSU)

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yellow when parallel to slow ray of compensator

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Calcium pyrophosphate crystals (pseudogout)

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blue when parallel to slow ray of compensator

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Osteoarthritis

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degeneration articular cartilage; subchondral cysts; eburnation; osteophytes at margins

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OA Joints

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weight bearing (femoral head); DIP joint (Heberden’s nodes), PIP joints (Bouchard nodes)

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Neuropathic joint

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2° to neurologic disease; Any condition resulting in decreased peripheral sensation, proprioception, and fine motor control: DM, syringomyelia, tabes dorsalis

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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female dominant; HLA Dr4

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RF

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IgM antibody against Fc portion IgG; causes inflammation of synovial tissue

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Pannus

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inflamed hyperplastic synovial tissue destroys articular cartilage; joint fusion

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RA Joints

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MCP and PIP joints

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S/S RA

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morning stiffness; ulnar deviation of hands; carpal tunnel (entrapped median nerve)

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Rx RA

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methotrexate often used as initial therapy, aspirin

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Sjogren’s syndrome

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destruction lacrimal and minor salivary glands; RA; anti-SS-Ro/SS-La (SSa and SSb)

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S/S Sjogren’s syndrome

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dry eyes and dry mouth

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Caplan syndrome

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pneumoconiosis + rheumatoid nodules in lungs

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Felty’s syndrome

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RA + splenomegaly with hypersplenism

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Gouty arthritis

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underexcretion of uric acid; big toe first affected; tophus in soft tissue sign chronic gout

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Gout associations

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alcohol, Pb poisoning

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Tophus

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MSU crystals produce foreign body giant cell reaction next to joint

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Uricosuric agents

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probenecid and sulfinpyrazone

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Allopurinol

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↓ synthesis uric acid; xanthine oxidase inhibitor

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Pseudogout

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involves knee; linear calcification in articular cartilage

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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HLA-B27 seronegative (RF negative) spondyloarthropathy; male dominant

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S/S ankylosing spondylitis

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sacroiliitis; bamboo spine causing kyphosis; aortitis; uveitis

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Associations aknylosing spondylitis

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C. trachomatis MC, psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia

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Reiter's syndrome
HLA-B27; Chlamydia urethritis; arthritis; conjunctivitis; Achilles tendon periostitis
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Osteomyelitis children
hematogenous spread of Staphylococcus aureus to metaphysis
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Osteomyelitis in HbSS
Salmonella paratyphi
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis
puncture of foot when wearing rubber foot wear
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Tuberculous osteomyelitis
usually involves vertebra (Pott's disease)
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Disseminated gonococcemia
female dominant; C6-C9 deficiency
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Disseminated gonococcemia
septic arthritis (knee); tendinitis/synovitis and skin pustules in feet/wrists
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Lyme disease
bite Ixodes tick; Borrelia burgdorjeri; reservoirs white footed mouse, white tailed deer
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Early S/S Lyme disease
erythematous concentric rash (erythema chronicum migrans), Rx doxycycline
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Late S/S Lyme disease
arthritis, Bell's palsy (often bilateral), myocarditis, Rx doxycycline
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Babesiosis
carried by Ixodes tick; Babesia are intraerythrocytic parasites; hemolytic anemia
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Cat bite
potential for Pasteurella multocida septic arthritis
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Osgood Schlatter's
inflammation proximal tibial apophysis at patellar tendon insertion; knobby knee
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Osteogenesis imperfecta
AD; ↓ synthesis type I collagen; pathologic fractures; blue sclera
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Blue sclera
reflection choroidal veins
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Achondroplasia
AD; impaired enchondral calcification and premature closure of epiphyses
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S/S achondroplasia
normal head/vertebral column, short extremities
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Osteopetrosis
AD/AR; osteoclast defect; too much bone; pathologic fractures
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Osteoporosis
↓ bone mass and density; pathologic fractures
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Postmenopausal osteoporosis
estrogen deficiency - ↑ osteoclastic activity, ↓ osteoblastic activity
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S/S postmenopausal osteoporosis
vertebral compression fractures, Colles fracture
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Colles fracture
fractured distal radius with dinner fork appearance
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Prevention of osteoporosis
estrogen (under investigation), calcium, vitamin D, stress exercises (walking, weight lifting)
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Aseptic necrosis femoral head
femoral head fracture, corticosteroids, sickle cell disease; MRI best test
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Scaphoid bone fracture
aseptic necrosis in wrist bone
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Volkmann's ischemic contracture
fracture of distal radius; damage to brachial artery and median nerve
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Legg-Perthe's disease
aseptic necrosis of ossification center (femoral head) in children
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Paget's disease
elderly males; lytic/blastic bone lesions produce thick, weak bone
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S/S Paget's disease
pathologic fractures; ↑ serum AP; ↑ risk for osteogenic sarcoma
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Osteoid osteoma
radiolucent lesion in cortex proximal femur; nocturnal pain relieved by aspirin
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Osteogenic sarcoma
adolescent male; RB suppressor gene association; distal femur; ↑ AP
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Radiograph osteogenic sarcoma
"sunburst" appearance, Codman's triangle
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Ewing's sarcoma
primitive neuroectodermal tumor; round cell tumor
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Radiograph ewing sarcoma
"onion skinning"
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Osteochondroma
MC benign bone tumor; exophytic growth off metaphysis of distal femur
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Chondrosarcoma
MC malignant cartilaginous tumor; pelvic bones, proximal femur
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Giant cell tumor
epiphysis distal femur/proximal tibia; giant cells + neoplastic mononuclear cells
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Muscle weakness
primary muscle disease, neurosynapse disease, neurogenic disease
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Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
XR; deficiency dystrophin; ↑ serum CK at birth; waddling gait
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Dystrophin
attaches portions of cell membrane to sarcomere; important in contraction
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Becker's dystrophy
XR, defective dystrophin
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Myotonic dystrophy
AD; trinucleotide repeat disorder; cannot release grip
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Myasthenia gravis
autoantibody against acetylcholine receptors (type II); thymic hyperplasia B cells
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S/S myasthenia gravis
diplopia at end of day first sign; dysphagia solids/liquids upper esophagus; thymoma
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Dupuytren's contracture
fibromatosis palmar fascia
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Lipoma
MC soft tissue tumor
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Liposarcoma
MC adult sarcoma
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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
MC childhood sarcoma
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Autoimmune disease
loss of self-tolerance
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Serum ANA
greatest sensitivity for detecting SLE
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SLE
type III reaction; confirm with anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm
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S/S SLE
malar rash, photophobia, joint pain, fibrinous pericarditis, nephritic GN
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Drug-induced lupus
procainamide, hydralazine; anti-histone antibodies
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Antiphospholipid antibodies
lupus anticoagulant, anti-cardiolipin antibodies; vessel thrombosis
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PSS
excess collagen; anti-topoisomerase antibodies
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S/S PSS
dysphagia solids/liquids, Raynaud's, interstitial lung disease, renal failure
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CREST
centromere antibody/calcinosis; Raynaud; esophageal dysmotility; sclerodactyly; telangiectasia
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Dermatomyositis/polymyositis
↑ serum CK; risk of malignancy
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Mixed connective tissue disease
anti-ribonucleoprotein antibody
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Antibody against acetylcholine receptor
myasthenia gravis
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Antibody against basement membrane
Goodpasture's syndrome
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Antibody against endomysium and gliadin
celiac disease
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Antibody against insulin and islet cell
type I diabetes
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Antibody against intrinsic factor and parietal cell
pernicious anemia
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Antibody against microsome and thyroglobulin
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Antibody against mitochondria
primary biliary cirrhosis
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Antibody against proteinase 3 of neutrophil (cANCA)
Wegener's granulomatosis
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Antibody against myeloperoxidase of neutrophils (pANCA)
microscopic polyangiitis
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Antibody against TSH receptor
Graves disease