OA, RA, PSA: i don't want to study anymore Flashcards
Difference between OA and RA: age
- OA: in pts > 50
- RA: variable age (most commonly in 50+, juvenille RA occurs in pts < 16)
Difference between OA and RA: onset
- OA: gradula onset
- RA: variable onset
Difference between OA and RA: joint s/s
- OA: localized s/s that usually only last 30 min and occur with joint use
- RA: general malaise/prodromal s/s tht can last over an hour and are present with use and at rest
Difference between OA and RA: joint involvement
- OA: larger, weight-bearing joints; unilateral involvement
- RA: b/l small jonts of hands, wrists and feet
Difference between OA and RA: auto-Ab involvement
- OA: no auto-Ab involement
- RA: auto-Ab present
OA
failure of the jont and surrounding tissues
OA signs
not syptoms
- usualy just one joint or oligoaricular (asymmetrical joints)
- local tenderness
- limted motion with passive/active movement
- bone proliferation or synovitis
OA symptoms
not signs
- pain
- deep aching
- stiffnes in affected joint
- usually < 30 min duration
- often related to weather
- limited joint movement
OA goals of dx
- distinguish between primary and secondary
- Primariy: no identifiable cause; idiopathic
- Secondary: associated with known cause - inflammation, trauma, metabolic/endocrine disorders, or congenital factors
- clarify which joints are involved and seveirty
- assess response to prior therapies
OA risk factors
- obesity - esp knees
- sex
- More common in men if <45 y/o
- More common in women if >45 y/o
- occupation
- certain sports
- hx of joint injury or surgury
- genetics: black men
Hand OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- CMC orthosis
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- kinesiotaping
- other hand orthoses
- paraffin
don’t forget pt educaton
Knee OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- wt losss
- tai chi
- cane
- knee brace
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- kinesiotaping
- balance training
- PF knee brace
- yoga
- RFA
don’t forget pt education
Hip OA: non-pharm
strongly recommended
- exercise
- wt loss
- taichi
- cane
conditionally
- Heat, therapeutic cooling
- CBT
- acupuncture
- balance training
don’t forget non-pharm
Hand OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
conditionally
- Topical NSAIDs: diclofenac 2gm QID
- I-A steroid
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
- Chondroitin (NOT glucosamine, recommended against)
Knee OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
- Topical NSAIDs: diclofenac 4gm QID
- I-A steroid
conditionally
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
- Topical capsaicin
Hip OA: pharm
strongly recommended
- PO NSAIDs
- I-A steroid with US guidance
conditionally
- APAP
- Tramadol
- Duloxetine
Which NSAIDs have a lower risk of GI tox and lower risk of plt inhibition
- celebrex
- valdecoxib
I-A steroid onset and duration and admin OA
- Give Q3 months
- Onset 2-3 days
- lasts 4-8 weeks
I-A relative CI
- ctive superficial skin or soft tissue infections
- Suspected joing infection
- Unstable coaguloapthy
- Uncontrolled DM
- Broken skin at injection site
Duloxetine OA dose and osnet
- 60mg QD
- onset: 4 wks
Duloxetine AE
- N/V
- Constipation
Capsaicin counselingn points
- may initially cause more pain befoe helping
- must be used regularly for efficacy
- onset 2 wks
RA dx
- Dx
- Early dx is difficult
- Lab findings:
- ESR/CRP: inflammatory factors
- Rheumatod factor
- ACPAs: peptide antibodies
- ANAs: antinuclear Ab
- Dx scoring system: based on 4 domains
- Joint involvement
- Serology
- Acute phase rectants
- Duration of s/s
RA flare: most common trigger
virus
RA signs
not symptoms
- symmetric swelling of hands, wrists, ankles, feet
- Synovitis
- Erthematous and warm over affected joints
- Rhematod nodules present
- Potential grip weakness, deformity and muscle atrophy
RA symptoms
not signs
- Occur with use AND at rest
- Joint pain and stiffness lasting > 6 weeks
- Prodromal symptoms
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Weakness
- Wt less
- Decreased bood
- Myalgias
- Joint swelling
- Decresed range of motion
- Joint deformity (late in disease
RA extra-articular involvement
RA is a multi-system inflammatroy disease
- Rheumatoid nodules: subq manifestations of macrophages surrounded by lymphocytes and fibroblasts; commonly found in forearms, elbows, and hands
- Pulmonary complications: intersitital lung disease is most common, may sometimes see pleural effusions
- Vasculitis: invasion of arterila walls by inflmamtory cells → narrow vessels
- Ocular manifestations: decreased tear formation → dry itchy eyes
- Cardiac involvement: RA is a risk factor for CAD and incraesed CV mortality
- Hematologic involvement: neutropenia
- Lymphadenoopathy
- Amyloidosis: protein buildup in organs → renal, GI complications
- Osteoporoiss
What are the available guidelies for RA treatment
- merican College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- European League Againt Rheumtism (EULAR)
Goals of treatment: RA
- Improve/maintain functional status: decrease pain, joint mobility, maintain daily activities
- Slow destructive joint chages
- Achieve diesase remission or low activity
RA: non-pharm
- Rest
- Wt loss
- Pain coping
- Physica and occupational therapy
- Assistive devices
- Exercise
- Physiotherapy
- Biofeedback
- Surgery
RA: non-disease modifyig pharm
- NSAIDs: decrease pain and inflammation
- NOT MONOTHERAPY
- CS: decrease pain and inflammation
- NOT MONOTHERAPY
- Low dose for chronic or refractory
- High dose for short course during flares
RA: disease modifying drug types
DMARDs (Disease Modifying AntiRheumatic Drugs)
- csDMARDs: conventional synthetic
- bDMARDs: biolgoics (TNF and non-TNF)
- tsDMARDs: target synthetics (JAKi)
List the csDMARDs
- MTX
- leflunomide
- sulfasalzine
- HCQ
MTX MOA
folate atag with anti-inflammatory properties
MTX admin RA
start 7.5mg PO QW and titrate to 15mg PO QW withun 4-6 weeks
If pt unable to tolerate PO dose:
- split oral dose over 24H
- switch to subq
Take a folic acid 1-5mg QD, or if not taking every day, to at least take the day after MTX to reduce AE
MTX monitorring
CBC, LFTs, SCr
- Q2-4 W during first 3 months
- Q8-12 W during month 3-6
- Q12 W from month 6 onwards
Preggers test before starting
Chest x-ray before starting
MTX AE
BBW
- GI tox
- derm reaction
- pneumonitis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- myelosuprresion
- icnreased LFTs
Stomatis
Dyspepsia
Immunosuppression
Bone marrow suppression
Hepatotox
Nephrotox
MTX CI
BBW
- preggers
- breast feeding
- renal disease
- liver disease
- myelosuppression
Immunodeficiency
Leflunomide MOA
inhibit pyriidine synthesis → decrease lymphocyte proliferation
Leflunomide admin RA
loading dose of 100mg PO QD 3D then 20 mg QD (can decrease to 10mg QD if 20mg no tolerated)
Leflunomide monitoring
CBC, LFTs, SCr
- Q2-4 W during first 3 months
- Q8-12 W during month 3-6
- Q12 W from month 6 onwards
Preggers test before starting
Leflunomide AE
- N/V/D
- Reversible alopecia
- Rash
- Peripheral neuropathy
- HTN
- Hepatotox