Last ditch effort (as in if you only have 10 minutes to figure this shit out) : Polyarticular Arthritis Flashcards

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Q
Which of the following is a characteristic of psoriatic arthritis?
A. Symmetric
B. PIP and 1st MTP involvement
C. Axial involvement 
D. Rash
E. Polyarthritis
A

D

A. Asymmetric
B. DIP, 1st MTP
C. Axial AND appendicular
E. Oligoarthritis

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T/F: Polymyalgia Rheumatica presents with chronic unilateral shoulder and knee pain.

A

False. Polymyalgia Rheumatica presents with ACUTE BIlateral shoulder and HIP pain.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis?
A. Acute onset
B. DIP 
C. Asymmetric
D. Polyarthritis
E. Migratory
A

D

A. Insidious onset. Acute very uncommon.
B. PIP, NOT DIP EVER!!
C. Symmetric
E. Additive

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Which of the following is a characteristic of SLE?
A. DIP
B. Asymmetric
C. Monoarthritic
D. Fever 
E. Rash
A

D, E

A. PIP
B. Symmetric
C. Polyarthritic

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Which of the following is a characteristic of osteoarthritis?
A. PIP, 1st MTP
B. Symmetric
C. Acute onset
D. Migratory pattern
E. Axial
A

NONE! muahaha!

A. DIP, 1st MTP
B. Asymmetric
C. Insidious onset
D. Additive pattern
E. Axial AND appendicular
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Which of the following is a characteristic of acute viral arthritis?
A. Monoarthritis
B. Onset months after viral infection
C. Self-limiting
D. DIP and PIP joint involvement
E. Parvovirus is an example…just cause.

A

C, E

A. Polyarthritis
B. acute onset at same time as viral infection
D. MCP and PIP joint involvement

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T/F: Gout and pseudogout can present in the 1st MCP.

A

False. 1st MTP

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