Intro To Musculoskeletal Diseases Flashcards
What are bursa?
Synovial membrane lined pockets that allow free movement to adjacent structures where friction would be
Enthesitis?
Inflammation. Where tendons ligaments join onto bone e.g Achilles
Oliogoarthritis?
2-4 joints
Poly arthritis?
More than 5 joints
Example of non inflammatory problems?
Osteoarthritis
Immune mediators and conditions?
IL 1 - gout and autoinflammatory
IL 17- seronegative spondyloarthritis
TNF a- rheumatoid arthritis
Auntoantibodies- connective tissue disease and vascularised
Rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t affect spine but?
Atlanta-axial joint
Clinical measurements for rheumatoid arthritis?
Positve autoantibodies-rheumatoid factor
And or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in around 70%
Seronegative spondyloarthropathy is…
Don’t have autoantibodies
Can Affect spine
Associated with HLA B27 gene
Seronegative spondyloarthropathy includes?
PEAR
Ankylosis spondylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis- STI bacterial diarrhoea illness
Enteropathic arthritis- IBD
Most common connective tissue disease?
Lupus
Connective tissue diseases associated with anti nuclear antibodies
MSK disorders are the …… most common cause of disability?
Second
How much pop see GP about MSK problems?
20%
How much does NHS spend each year of treating MSK problems?
10 billion
Osteoarthritis affects how many males and females over 60?
10% males
18% females
Rheumatoid arthritis affects how much of UK pop?
1%
Rheumatoid arthritis is how much more common in women than men?
2-4 times