key points from questions i got wrong Flashcards
what is associated with GCA?
polymyalgia rheumatica
what is Sudeck’s atrophy also known as?
complex regional pain syndrome
what is treatment for Scaphoid #?
plaster from below elbow to knuckles
what # gives wrist drop?
humeral shaft#
what # give anatomical snuffbox pain?
scaphoid#
what is a colles #
radial head #
what is pott’s disease?
TB in spine
what is Scheurermenn’s disease
juvenile osteochondrosis of the spine.
PC - teenage girls leading to kyphosis/ get wedge shaped vertebral bodies
A 25-year-old man has been referred to rheumatology clinic with multiple painful stiff joints and uveitis. He also complains of ulcers on his penis and mouth. what has he?
behcet’s disease
PC and management of Behcet’s?
Behçet’s disease is an inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology char- acterized by signs of orogenital ulceration and eye lesions, e.g. uveitis, retinal vein occlusion. A positive skin pathergy test is pathognomonic.
A positive result involves the development of a pustule on the skin within 24 h of being pricked at that exact point with a sterile needle. Erythema nodosum is a recognized cutaneous manifestation of Behçet’s disease.
Neurological manifestations of Behçet’s disease include meningo- encephalitis, dementia and cerebral vein occlusion.
Behçet’s disease is managed with immunosuppressants, e.g. cortico- steroids, ciclosporin.
Schirmer’s test?
for Sjorgren’s disease (eye dryness)
A 60-year-old woman presents with constant backache. Her ESR and serum calcium are markedly elevated. diagnosis is what?
Back pain is common in older people and the cause is often benign. However, constant symptoms, raised ESR and raised serum calcium raise the suspicion of underlying myeloma.
