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MSJ Flashcards

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Myalgia

A

Muscle pain

Can be due to

  • Viral infection
  • Drugs (e.g statins)
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Tennis elbow

Golfer’s elbow

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Tennis elbow
- Lateral epicondylitis

Golfer’s elbow
- Median epicondylitis

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Worldwide impact of MSK disorders

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MSK
- 2nd cause of disability worldwide

Lower back pain
- Leading cause of disability

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Financial cost of MSK problem

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10 billion cost on NHS

- 20% of GP complaints is MSK problem

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Septic arthritis

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Presentation

  • Monoarthritis
  • Hot, swollen joint

Diagnosis

  • Joint aspiration
  • Gram staining for infection–> mainly Strep. infection

Mortality rate- 11% mortality rate, 50% if polyarticular

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Gout

  • Cause
  • Risk factors
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Most common inflammatory arthropathy worldwide

Cause:

  • High serum urate levels (>408)–> precipitation of monosodium rate crystals (negatively birefringent rods)
  • 10% with hyperuricaemia develop it

Risk factors

  • Men, >40
  • Women >65
  • Genetics
  • CKD
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Oestoarthritis
  • Dietary factors (alcohol, red meat, cauliflower, spinach, shellfish, muscles)
  • Loop and thiazide diuretics use
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Pseudogout

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Precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystal in joints. (positively birefringent rods)

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Management of gout

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Acute attacks

  • NSAIDs (naproxen)
  • Colchicine
  • Steroids [intrarthticular, systemic)

Long term treatment
- Urate-lowering therapy: allopurinol, febuxostat

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Rheumatoid arthritis epidemiology

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0.5-1% word

More common in women (3:1)
- Peak 45-65

30% genetic susceptibility w/ environmental factors

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RA pathophysiology

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Changes first occur in synovial

Smoking is the most important triggering environmental factor.
- Triggers generation of ACPA (Ab) which triggers RA

Mechanism

  1. Lymphocyte invade synovium–> acute inflammation
  2. Vascular permeability increases= synovial proliferation, panes formation
  3. Cartilage destruction and bone erosion
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RA signs and symptoms

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Symmetrical pain

Swelling of small joints of the hands and feet
- MCP, PIP, wrist, MTP, not DIPs

Early morning stiffness (>1 hour)

Systemically unwell

Malaise, fatigue

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Extra-articular manifestation of RA

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Nodules

Bursitis/ tenosynovitis

Eye problems: secondary Sjogren’s syndrome, scleritis

Splenomegaly

Atlanto-axial subluxation

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Renal amyloidosis

Increases risk of CVD

Anaemia

Lung fibrosis

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RA investigations

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FBC- anaemia of chronic disease
- Normocytic normochromic

Rheumatoid factor positive
- IgM ab against Fc component of IgG (1 in 20 is raised in normal population)

Anti CCP Ab
- 98% specific

ESR and CRP

X-ray of hands and feet

  • initially periarticular osteoporosis and reduced joint space
  • Cysts
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RA management

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NSAIDs for short peroids

Corticosteroids

  • 1/2 joints infected= intra-articular injection
  • Systemic if more joints affected (tablet/ intramuscular)

DMARDs (disease modifying Anti-Rheumatic drugs)

  • Methotrexate
  • Sulfasalazine
  • Hyrdoxychloroquine
  • Leflunomide

If not responding to DMARDs= biologic agents

  • Anti-TNF agents
  • Anti-B cell
  • Anti-IL-6R blocker
  • Anti-T cells
  • JAK-2 inhibitor (tablet)

Physiotherapy, occupation therapy, podiatry

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Osteoarthritis

- Epidemiology

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70% of people >65

common joints affected

  • 1st carpometacarpal joint
  • PIP, DIP
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Osteoarthritis pathophysiology

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Metabolically active, starting in the cartilage
- Articular cartilage focally destroyed

Remodelling of adjacent bone causes formation of osteophytes

Further remodelling and repair

Secondary synovial inflammation and crystal deposits.

17
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Osteoarthritis clinical features

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Clinical diagnosis, blood test and imaging not very helpful

Morning stiffness, <30 minds

Persistent joint pain aggravated on use

Crepitus

Bony enlargement and tenderness

No clinical correlation in X-rays with symptoms

18
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SLE epidemiology

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97:100k

More common in females (10-20 times more than males)

More common in afro-carribeans

19
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SLE pathophysiology

A

Genetic susceptibility and UV light exposure= abnormal immune response
- Immune complexes attack many tissues in the Body.

20
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SLE presentation

A

Malar rash

Inflammation of lung and heart

  • Pericarditis
  • Serositis
  • Endocarditis

Arthritis

Glomerulonephritis

Anaemia, thrombocytopenia

21
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SLE investigations

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Urinanlaysis
- protein: creatinine ratio

FBC

ESR high

Not high CRP (unless serositis)

Antibodies

  • Anti-nuclear
  • Lupus anticoagulant

C3, C4 (low)

Module 204: Musculoskeletal system (22 decks)

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