ICM rhemutology Flashcards
Review pertinent H&P exam findings for non-inflammatory, inflammatory, reactive, and infectious joint pathology Discuss diagnostic work up of joint problems Review well known rheumatologic conditions Develop a differential diagnosis for joint pain
articular findings
OA
RA
Psoritic arthritis
per-articular/soft tissue findings
tendonitis
bursitis
fibromyalgia
monoarticular findings
septic artthritis
gout
bursitis
less than 4 more than 1 joint findins
OA
RA
Reiter’s
Psoriatic
more than 4 joint findings
SLE
RA
fever ddx
septic athritis SLE Vaculitdes gout rheumatic fever
non fever findings
OA
RA
symettric findings
RA
SLE
asymetric findings
OA
Gout
psoriatic
reiter’s
acute findings
gout pseudogout septic arthritis SLE trauma
chronic findins
RA
OA
Psoriatic
things to look for on PMX
msk injuties, rash or skin changes, prior gout flares, IBD, sleep problems, depression
things to look for on FHX
inflamatory, autoimmune, psychological conditions
social hx things to look for
employment, activites, sex HX, EtOH
things to look for in ROS
fever, weight changes, eye changes, rashes, skin lesions, diarrhea
important dx tool in monoarticular arthristus
symovial fluid analysis
dull aching pain, increased by activity, elleviated by rest, crepitus
OA
heberden’s nodes/bouchard’s nodes found in
OA of hands
xray dx of OA
assymeptic narrowing of joint space
sclerosis
osteophytes
no bone washout
chronic symmetric erosive synovitis
RA