Musculoskeletal disorders Pt. II Flashcards

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What kind of lesions are found with fibrodisplasia?

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Benign lesion, failure of body differentiation.

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How does fibrodysplasia affect bone growth?

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Arrested development of bone

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How does FD affect size and morphology of bone?

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Well circumscribed,intramedullary, variable size. Possible osseuous deformation.

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What are the three categories of FD

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  1. ) Monostotic: single bone involvement
  2. ) Polyostotic: mutliple bone involvement
  3. ) Polyostotic + cafe au lait spots & endocrinopathy
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What is type 3 FD AKA

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McCune-Albrite syndrome.

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What age is Monostotic FD normally seen?

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Between ages 10-30

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Where is Monostotic FD detected?

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ribs, femur, tibia, jabones, calvaria, humerus. Minimal bony distortion/enlargement

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T/F

Monostotic FD is very symptomatic?

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False, asymptomatic.

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What are some features of polyostotic FD

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No endocrinopathy, late childhood/adolescence

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What morphological bone features are noticed with polyostotic FD?

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Severe deformation, pathologic fx, is common.

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Where is Polyostotic FD seen?

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Femur, calvaria, tibia, humerus, pelvis

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How often is craniofacial involvement?

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50% of all cases.

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What radiographic features are indicative of Polyostotic FD?

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Well defined margins “ground glass” apprearance. “Shepherd’s crook” disorder

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What is the treatment for Polyostotic FD?

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Excision, orthotic hardware.

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McCune-Albright syndrome is how much of polyostotic FD cases?

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3% of all cases of FD.

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What are some specific endocrine related issues with MC-albrite syndrome?

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Precocious puberty prompts evalutation, MC females. Endocrine hperfunction: hyperthyroidism, pituitary adenoma, adrenal hyperplasia.

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What are the 3 major aspects of A&P are affected by MC-Albrite syndrome?

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Skin, skeletal, endocrinopathy.

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T/F

MC-Albrite syndrome is generally severe

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False,

variable severity

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What is the disperal of lesions like with MC-Albrite syndrome?

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Skin and bony lesions are commonly unilateral (femur, tibia)

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T/F

Ewing sarcoma and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor are variant of the same malignant tumor

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True

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What are some features of Ewing Ssarcoma and PNET?

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“Small round cell tumors” of bone.

Hemorrhage and necrosis, medulla and cortex.

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T/F

Ewing Sarcoma is highly differentiated?

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False, highly undifferentiated

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What percent of primary bone cancers are Ewing’s sarocoma?

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10%

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How common is Ewings sarcoma in pediatric bone CA?

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2nd MC

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Neural differentiation and Homer-Wright rosettes are indicative of what?

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PNET

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What is the MC age for Ewing Sarcoma and PNET, who is at risk?

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10-20 years MC. Caucasian males most at risk

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What morphological features are found with Ewing Sarcoma and PNET

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Fempainful enlarging mass, loong bone diaphysis. “onion-skinning” or “sunburst” appeerance on the periosteum.

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What areas are most affected by Ewing Sarcoma and PNET?

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Femur (MC) or pelvis

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Ewing Sarcoma and PNET stimulate proinflammatory cytokines which mimics what?

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Infection. Elevating pyrexia, leukocytosis, and ESR

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Onion skinning appearance of periosteum is indicative of what condition?

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Ewing Sarcoma

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What is the survival of 70% of Ewing Sarcoma PNET patients?

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5-year survival

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What gives for a worse prognosis for Ewing sarcoma and PNET?

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Invasion of surrounding tissues

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What is the treatment for Ewing Sarcoma and PNET?

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Excision, chemotherapy

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Ginat cell tumor of bone inolves what kind of cells?

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Multinucleated giant cells (osteoclast-like), neoplastic monocunlear cells.

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What age group is most associated with giant-cell tumor of bone?

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Age 20-40

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What kind of lesions are associated with Giant-cell tumor of bone?

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Large, lytic, solitary, eccentric (off center) lesions

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What areas are the lesions found with giant-cell tumor of bone

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Knee (MC): dist. femur/prox. tibia. Locally invasive, erode cortex
Epiphysis/metapysis

At the ends of bones basically

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How can giant-cell tumor of bone be identified

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Biopsy

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39
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Is giant-cell bone tumor of bone painful?

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Yes, arthritic like pain.

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What x-ray features of giant-cell bone tumor?

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Osteolytic, eccentric, thin shell of reactive bone.

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Is it certain whether giant cell bone tumors are malignant or not?

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No.

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42
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How many cases of giant-cell bone tumors metastasize?

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2% MC lungs

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43
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What is the treatment for giant-cell bone tumors?

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excision, radiation.

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What are some radiographic features of giant cell bone tumor?

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Thin “shell” of cortex

“Soap bubble” appearance

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45
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What is secondary mets to bone?

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Any cancer that spreads to bone

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T/F

Secondary metastasis is more common than primary bone cancers

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True

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47
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What are the mechanisms for secondary mets?

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  1. ) Direct extension (physical contact)
  2. ) Circulation: lymphatic or hematogenous (sarcomas: hematogenous, carcinomas: lymphatics)
  3. ) Intraspinal seeding
48
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What does secondary mets do to bone?

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Lytic, blastic, or mixed (MC)

49
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Where is secondary mets found MC?

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Axial skeleton, prox. femur/humerus because of

red marrow: stasis, nutrient rich (implantation & growth)

50
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What are the MC forms of secondary mets?

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Adults: prostate (blastic), breast (lytic), lung
Children: neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma (malignancy of skeletal myocytes).

51
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What are the 5 types of arthridites?

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  1. ) Degenerative (OA, DJD)
  2. ) Immune-mediated (RA, ankylosing spodylitis)
  3. ) Metabolic (Gout, pseudogout “CPDD”)
  4. ) Infectious
  5. ) Neoplastic
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T/F

Osteoarthritis is the major source of morbidity in the elderly

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True

53
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What is the most common joint disorder?

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Osteoarthritis

54
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What is osteoarthritis often confused with?

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Rheumatoid arthritis

55
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What does OA involve?

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Degeneration of articular cartilage (collagen). Decreased proteoglycans = matrix breakdown

56
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T/F

OA is always inflammatory

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False, not necessarily inflammatory. Patient symptomotology does not always include pain.

57
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What are secondary changes with OA

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Subchondral changes. Mechanical wear and tear (age). Genetic influence.

58
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What is primary OA

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Insidious, oligoarticular (involves just a few joints). No trauma, adults

59
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What is secondary OA

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Predisposing injury or deformity. Trauma (obesity), deformity, systemic disease

60
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What percentage of cases of OA occur in children?

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5%, usually secondary to another condition.

61
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Where does OA occur in the spine and extremeties?

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Cervical, lumbar, DIP joints, 1st MCP joints, 1st TMT joint.

62
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Where do females and males most experience OA?

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Females: Knees and hands
Males: Hips

63
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How can OA degrade a disk?

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Decreasing proteoglycans which cause dehydration of the disk.

64
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What bony changes happen with OA

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Matrix cracks, softening/degradation (condromalacia), exposure of subchondral bone, sclerosis of bone (eburnation), osteophytosis. Inflammation may develop secondary to degeneration.

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In advanced cases (all subchondral bone of affected area is exposed) what is seen in the bone?

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Sunchondral fx -> exposure to synovial fluid -> subchondral cysts.

Possible joint mice: joint locking & pain.

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What does eburnation mean?

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“Ivory-like”.

67
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What properties provide elasticity and tensile strength to joints?

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Proteoglycans and type II collagen (healthy condrocytes)

68
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What does OA do to chondrocytes?

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Distrupts functions, which decreases the resiliency of cartilage. Causes degeneration in normal cartilage.

69
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What are some risks for OA?

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Mechanical stress (age 50-60), genetics, increase bone density, increase estrogen. NOT simply wear-and-tear.

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What are some features of OA?

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Insidious, deep/achy pain, crepitus, decrease ROM, worse in morning. Generally slowly progressive.

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What are some nervous system issues implicated in OA?

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Osteophytes may impinge nerve roots. Radiculopathy (pain, weak, numb) spasm, atrophy.

72
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What is the tx for OA?

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Palliative

Ice, heat, NSAIDs, adjust, joint replacement.

73
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What are some radiographic signs of OA?

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Loss of joint space (dehydration). No ankylosis.

74
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What kind of condition is RA?

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Systemic, chornic autoimmune disease?

75
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What cells are implicated in the autoimmunity of RA?

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CD4+ T cells, cytokines, macrophages.

76
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What is destroyed in RA?

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In joints: increase collagenase and osteoclast activity

77
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What are the 2 things that RA patients are tested for?

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Anti-CCP antibodies (70% of cases) inflamamtion: smoking or infection.

IgM autoantibodies: 80% Rheuamtoid factor (RF), IgG immune complex. MC

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What are the general features of RA?

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Weakness, malaise, low-grade fever, cachexia. Insidious, aching, joint stiffness, decrease ROM.

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T/F

RA affects large joints that are affected symmetrically

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False,

Symmetric, small joints. Hands, feet, ankles, wrists, elbows, kness (although rare, usually it will be OA with the knee).

80
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What are some features of joint harm with RA?

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MC, MCP & PIP (Bouchard’s). “Fusiform swelling”

Spine: 30% have atlanto-axial instability

81
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What are some features of joint destruction with RA?

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Pannus (granulation tissue), articular destruction/disability. 10-15 years to develop usually. Ulnar deviation, swan-neck deformity. Eventual ankylosis.

82
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What are some key differences of RA and OA?

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RA: autoimmune, inflammatory, ankylosis
OA: degenerative, non inflammatory, NO ankylosis.

83
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What is Jevenile rheumatoid arthritis?

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Autoimmune. Group of multifactorial disorders, MC neg. for RF.

84
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What are some diagnostic criteria for JRA?

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Early onset of pain (<16 years old), lasting up to or longer than 6 weeks.

85
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What joints are MC affected by JRA

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Large joints: knees, hips.

86
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T/F

Males are more likely to develop JRA?

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False,

Girls 2-3x more likely to develop than males.

87
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What is the acronym for seronegative spondyloarthropothy categories?

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P.E.A.R

P: Psoriatic arthritis (psoriasis)
E: Enteropathic arthritis (inflammatory bowel disease)
A: Ankylosing spondylitis
R: Reactive arthritis

88
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What are some characteristics of seronegative spondyloarthropathies?

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Sacroiliitis, spinal ligaments (syndesmophytes)

89
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Ankylosing spondylitis is AKA?

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Marie Strumpell disease

90
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What are some features of AS?

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Sacroiliitis (inflammation), referred gluteal pain.

Syndesmophytes: bamboo spine, decreased lordosis, decreased flexion

91
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What are some notable symtoms related to AS?

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Morning stiffness
Nocturnal LBP (unrelieved when lying down)
Decreased chest expansion: ankylosing of rib joints
Fusion

92
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T/F

95% of AS cases are HLA-B27 positive

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True

93
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What causes gout?

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The result of abnormal purine metabolism. Uric acid accumulation, monosodium urate crystals (tophi). Failed crystal phagocytosis

94
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What is the presentation of gout like?

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Acute inflammation, recurrent (destruction, fibrosis)

95
Q

What is primary gout?

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Hyperuricemia (↑ uric acid production)
•Idiopathic, 90% of cases
•Hypothesized enzyme defects

96
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What is secondary gout?

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Co-morbid disease or drug exposure

•Renal disease, leukemia, multiple myeloma, diuretics

97
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Who is at risk for getting gout?

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Males >30

98
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Where does gout MC manifest?

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In hallux (MTP) = podagra

99
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What are the 3 types of gout?

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  1. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia
  2. Acute gouty arthritis: cycles, hours-to-weeks (erythema)
  3. Repeated: “chronic tophaceous arthritis”
    •Fails to resolve between cycles
    •20% die of renal failure (gouty nephropathy)
100
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Where are the possible tophi deposition locations with gouty arthritis?

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  • Toes
  • Fingers
  • Helix of the ear
  • Prepatellar bursa
  • Olecranon
101
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What is a late stage problem with gout?

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Irreversible joint deformity

102
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What is Pseudogout AKA?

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Chondrocalcinosis or CPDD

103
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What is pesudogout (CPDD)

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Altered pyrophosphate metabolism. Pyrophosphate crystal deposition into joints
•Knee, wrist, shoulder, hip, elbow, ankle

104
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T/F

Pseudogout (CPDD) is MC inherited

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False

MC sporadic

105
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What is the age of onset for CPDD?

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> 50

106
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What happens with inflammation lasting weeks in CPDD?

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Destruction of joint 50% of the time.

107
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What are the tx for CPDD?

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NSAIDS, corticosteroids (palliative meds)

108
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What is HADD?

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Hydroxyapatite deposition disease AKA calcific tendonitis

Hydroxyapatite accumulate in tendons, produces “soft tissue opacities”

109
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What causes HADD?

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Idiopathic, possible dystrophic Calcification

110
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What symptoms are noted with HADD?

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Pain, swelling, reduced ROM

111
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At what locations does HADD appear?

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Rotator cuff muscles (MC), elbow, wrist, hip, ankle

112
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What is DISH and what is it AKA?

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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

AKA Forestier disease

113
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What areas does DISH affect?

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  • Tendinous & ligamentous insertions
  • Anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
  • Spine: cervical, thoracic spine (T7-11)
114
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What are the two types of infectious arthritis?

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  1. Suppurative arthritis

2. Lyme arthritis

115
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What is suppurative arthritis?

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Suppurative: pus forming

•Bacteremia → seeds to joints

116
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What are the features of suppurative arthritis?

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Acute inflammation, ↓ ROM, fever, ↑ ESR

117
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Where does suppurative arthritis occur?

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90% monoarticular

•Knee (MC), hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, S-C joint