Rheum 1 Flashcards
What disease..
Metabolic systemic disease: Altered Purine metabolism ->sodium urate crystal deposition in synovial fluid
More patients are men over age 30
*Many patients with chronic hyperuricemia never develop _____*
Gout
What disease’s risk factors are
High fructose diet, CKD, Overuse of Thiazids, Loop diuretics, high purine diet, EtOH abuse
Gout
What type of Gout has pain at night, Podagra, and red tender joint pain?
Acute Gout
What type of Gout has Tophaceous gout with granulomatous inflammation
- Tophi is Diagnostic and can be on many joints
Chronic Gout
What disease is diagnoised with Synovial Fluid Analysis: Monosodium urate crystals, needle like rods, and Negative birefringent crystals
Xray: pouched out erosions = “rat bites”
Gout
What time of Gout is Tx with
Elevation, rest, decreased purines and alcohol, NSAIDs (Naproxen), Colchicine, Corticosteroid injection
Acute Gout
How can you prophylactically give Gout?
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (Allopurinol, febuxostat ), Side effects:TEN
Weight loss
Alcohol avoidance
Dietary purine restriction
Avoid thiazide and loop diuretics – inhibit renal excretion of uric acid
Niacin – raises serum uric acid levels
What disease has the following complications?
Nephrolithiasis + Chronic Urate nephropathy
What disease…
- Affects peripheral joints
- Deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
- Most common in knee, wrist, elbow
- Deposits in cartilage – chondrocalcinosis
CPP crystal arthritis – pseudogout
What disease is diagnosed with
- X-ray: Chondrocalcinosis on radiographs (Fine, linear densities in articular tissues)
- Joint aspiration: Calcium pyrophosphate crystals (Rhomboid-shaped)
- Positively birefringent with light microscopy
Pseudogout
What disease is treated with NSAIDs, Colchicine, Intra-articular corticosteroid injection + Resembles Gout
Pseudogout
Name the disease
Most common joint disease
Leading cause of disability and pain
Tends to occur in weight-bearing joints
Occupation (knee)
Osteoarthritis
What disease presents with
- Joint pain
- Insidious onset
- Worse with activity
- Relieved with rest
- Stiffness
- Decreased range of motion
- Crepitus
Osteoarthritis
T/F OA is diagnosed with these Xray findings
Joint space narrowing
Osteophytes
Subchondral sclerosis
Cysts
True
What disease is treated with
- Weight loss, Excercise, Walking aids
- APAP, NSAIDs, Capsaicin, Duloxetine, 4 Intra-joint steroids, and Hyaluronic acid
Osteoarthritis