GOUT AND OSTEOARTHRITIS

Question 1

Joint disease symptoms

Answer 1

pain
immobility
loss of function

Question 2

signs of joint disease

Answer 2

swelling
deformity
redness
crepitus

Question 3

acute arthritis of a single joint

Answer 3

acute monoarthropathy

Question 4

cause of acute monoarthropathy

Answer 4

infection (sepsis)
crystal arthropathy (gout)

Question 5

uric acid crystal deposition in joints

Answer 5

GOUT

Question 6

high uric acid levels

Answer 6

hyperuricemia

Question 7

hyperuricemia causes

Answer 7

drug induced
genetic
tumour related
nucleic acid breakdown following chemo

Question 8

drugs that induce gout

Answer 8

thiazide diuretics

Question 9

gout symptoms

Answer 9

inflammation of a single joint (usually great toe)
rapid onset

Question 10

gout treatment

Answer 10

NSAIDs

Question 11

drugs to avoid with gout

Answer 11

aspirin
drugs that give oral ulceration (allopurinol)

Question 12

degenerative joint disease

Answer 12

osteoarthritis

Question 13

what joints are affected by osteoarthritis

Answer 13

weight bearing joints - hips and knees

Question 14

osteoarthritis symptoms

Answer 14

pain which improves with rest
slow progression over years

Question 15

osteoarthritis signs

Answer 15

loss of joint space radiographically
joint swelling and deformity

Question 16

osteoarthritis tx

Answer 16

nothing alters progression

Question 17

dental aspects

Answer 17

TMJ involvement
chronic NSAID use leads to oral ulcers/ bleeding tendency