OME - Day 19 Flashcards
Before you start a biologic, what do you do?
Screen for TB
How do you treat rheumatoid arthritis?
Methotrexate
Pictures of fingers all bent out of shape, diagnosis?
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA and the Spine?
C1 and C2
Refractory RA treatment?
Biologics = etanercept, infliximab or rituximab
Rheumatoid Arthritis + Neutropenia + Splenomegaly, diagnosis?
Felty syndrome
What antibodies should you order for RA?
RF and or CCP
X-ray shows erosions, diagnosis?
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anti-Centromere Ab, diagnosis?
CREST
Anti-topoisomerase antibody
Systemic Sclerosis
Dry eyes and dry mouth, diagnosis?
Sjogren’s syndrome
How do you diagnose a myositis?
Biopsy the muscle
how do you treat scleroderma GERD?
PPI
Scleroderma renal crisis, treatment?
Ace-inhibitor
How do you treat Gout chronically?
Allopurinol (febuxostat also ok)