Inflammatory Joint Disorders Flashcards
What are the 4 Key characteristics of Inflammatory joint disorders?
- -Symmetric erosions
- -Soft tissue swelling
- -Uniform loss of joint space
- -Juxta-articular osteoporosis (bare area)
What are the 2 types of inflammatory diseases?
Seropositive (Rheumatoid types)
Seronegative (Rheumatoid variants)
What are the 4 types of Seropositive inflammatory diseases?
- -RA
- -SLE
- -Scleroderma
- -Jaccoud’s
What are the 4 types of Seronegative inflammatory diseases?
- -AS
- -Reactive
- -Psoriatic arthritis
- -Enteropathic arthritis
What are 2 characteristics of Rheumatoid arthritis?
- -Pannus forming
- -Bilateral symmetric
Rheumatoid arthritis targets what 3 sites?
- -Hands
- -Feet
- -Cervical spine
What symptoms differentiate RA in the hand from other arthritides?
Pain, tenderness, swelling, stiffness ESPECIALLY IN AM
What 2 joints are most commonly affected by RA in the hand?
PIPs and MCPs
Boutonnière deformity affects what joints and how?
- -DIP extension
- -PIP flexion
Swan neck deformity affects what joints and how?
- -DIP flexion
- -PIP extension
Haygarth’s nodes affect what joints and how?
Soft tissue swelling adjacent to MCP
What is the first sign of RA in the wrist?
Soft tissue swelling at the distal ulna
If untreated, RA in the wrist will lead to erosions at what locations?
- -Distal ulna
- -Radial styloid
How does RA affect the knees?
Symmetric loss of joint space (both medial and lateral)
How does RA affect the hips?
Bilateral symmetric decrease in joint space
If a patient has RA in the cervical spine, what must you evaluate?
Upper C-spine stability (ADI space)
How is Juvenile RA different from adult RA?
Juvenile = Seronegative
Adult = Seropositive
Juvenile RA produces what growth deformity?
Ballooned epiphyses
What are the target sites of Juvenile RA?
- -Knees
- -Ankles
- -Hands
- -Hips
- -Cervical spine
How does SLE differ from RA or OA?
Reversible deformities:
- -Ulnar drift
- -Swan-neck/boutonnière
- -hitchhiker thumb
How is Jaccoud’s arthropathy different from RA or OA?
Non-erosive, reversible joint deformity
What hand and feet deformities are associated w/ the Jaccoud’s arthropathy?
–Ulnar deviations and flexion of the MCPs
–Fibular deviation of the MTPs
What seropositive arthropathy begins w/ GI symptoms, Raynaud’s phenomena and RA-like arthritis?
Scleroderma
What population is most at risk for Scleroderma?
Women, onset is 30-50
What seropositive arthropathy doesn’t have spinal involvement?
Scleroderma