Musculoskeletal Revision Lecture Flashcards
Sex Ratio- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = F Reactive = M
Age- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = all ages Reactive = 20-40 years
Enthesopathy- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = no reactive = yes
Spondylitis- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheum = no apart from atlanto-axial reactive = yes
Urethritis- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheum = No Reactive = yes
Skin involvement- Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = subcutaneous nodules
Reactive = K.blennorhagicum
Circinate balantitis
Rheumatoid factor - Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = yes Reactive = no
HLA - Rheumatoid vs Reactive Arthritis
Rheumatoid = HLA DR4 Reactive = HLA B27
Joint space narrowing- Rheumatoid vs Osteoarthritis
Yes
Yes
Subchondral sclerosis- Rheumatoid vs Osteoarthritis
No
Yes
Osteophytes- Rheumatoid vs Osteoarthritis
no
Yes- Bouchards nodes at PIP and Heberden nodes at DIP
Osteopenia- Rheumatoid vs Osteoarthritis
yes
no
bony erosions - Rheumatoid vs Osteoarthritis
yes
no
define osteoporosis
reduction in total or regional bone mass
radiological features of osteoporosis
osteopenia
fragility fractures
bone chemistry of osteoporosis
normal
define osteomalacia
soft bones due to impaired mineralisation in mature bone
radiological features of osteomalacia
osteopenia
pseudofractures = looser’s zones