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first line management of ank spond
NSAIDs and physio
first line management of reactive arthritis
NSAIDs
treatment for mild SLE
hydroxychloroquine
is hydroxychloroquine safe in pregnancy
yes
what could raynaud’s be an early sign of
systemic sclerosis
anti-phospholipid syndrome can occur secondary to SLE, true or false
true
what is a main characteristic of anti-phospholipid syndrome
recurrent venous or arterial thrombosis
what syndrome is associated with miscarriage
antiphospholipid
treatment for antiphospholipid syndrome
anticoagulant or antiplatelet
increased risk of lymphoma in sjogrens, true or false
true
SLE cardio presentations
pericarditis, pericardial effusion
prolonged APTT diagnoses what?
antiphospholipid syndrome
main organism for septic arthritis
staph aureus
high neutrophils in septic arthritis, true or false
true
gout investigations
joint aspiration to exclude septic arthritis
microscopy
gout acute flare management
NSAIDs
(colchicine 2nd line)
prophylaxis for gout
allopurinol
psuedogout microbiology
rhomboid shaped calcium pyrophosphate crystal
small vessel vasculitis
skin changes
behcets disease
recurrent oral and genital ulcers
ocular involvement
behcets disease has a good response to steroids, true or false
true
is CK normal or abnormal in inflammatory myopathies
abnormalities
takayasu’s arteritis
pulseless disease
ANCA positive vasculitides
GPA
Microscopic polyangiitis
polyarteritis nodosa is associated with Hep B, true or false
true
do we give steroids in Kawasaki’s disease
no, give aspirin
ANCA positive treatment
cyclophosphamide and steroids
classic hand deformities in RA
swan neck
ulnar deviation of MCP joints
boutonnierre’s
feltys syndrome
neutropenia and splenomegaly and RA
what is DAS28 used for
RA
RA treatment
NSAIDs
DMARDs
Biologics
Steroids
what drug class is infliximab
TNF-alpha blocker
does polymyositis typically affect proximal or distal muscles
proximal
which antibody is specific to myositis
anti-jo-1