Rheum and MSK Flashcards
Diagnosis of JIA
Onset before age 16
Presence of inflammatory arthritis in at least one joint for >= 6 weeks
Risk factor for uveitis
Female
oligo articular
age < 7
ANA +ve
Systemic onset JIA presenting symptoms
Fevers (often predictable timing)
Rashes
Serositis
Lymphadenopathy
HSM
joints
Common complications JIA
Uveitis
Tmj complications
Macrophage activation syndrome
How to assess uveitis
Refer to optho for slit lamp
Screen every 3 months in high risk children
Symptoms of acute uveitis
Conjunctival erythema
Photophobia
Eye pain
Macrophage activation syndrome signs and symptoms
Rapid development
Constant fevers
HSM
lymphadenopathy
Hepatic dysfunction
Encephalopathy
Easy bruising/ bleeding
Macrophage activation syndrome lab findings
Hyperferritinemia (thousands)
Cytopenias
Hypertriglycerides
Coagulopathy
Elevated LDH and liver enzymes
Sharp drop in ESR with higher CRP
Bone marrow: hemophagocytosis
Macrophage activation syndrome treatment
Hugh dose steroids
Interleukin inhibitor (anakinra)
genu varum vs. valgus
valgum/valgus - goes in - knees in
varum/vargus - air - knees out
varus <2 can be normal
Blount Disease
tibia rotates
+ lateral thrust sign (sharp angulation outwards at the knee)
on differential for bowing of the legs before age 2
think about this if sharp bowing at the knee
usually asymmetric
widening of growth plates on XR
leg bowing referral to ortho
age over 2
sharp angle
lateral thrust
methaphyseal/diaphyseal angle >11
Elbow ossification centers
CRITOE (2,4,6,8,10,12)
- capitellum
- radial
- internal
- trochlea
- olecranon
- external
Nursemaid’s elbow (radial head subluxation)
radial head normally anchored to ulna by annular ligament
in nursemaid’s, the proximal annular ligament subluxes off of the radial head
exam: cannot supinate (hand up)
reduction: supination with pushing onto radial head
posterior elbow dislocation
mechanism: falling backwards onto arm with elbow extended
look for olecranon fractures
treatment: immediate reduction with longitudinal traction to forearm with upward pressure on distal humerus
olecranon fracture
mechanism: falling ont o flexed ot extended elbow
treatment
- non-displaced = non-operative in long arm splint or cast
- displaced = ORIF
condylar fracture
need AP, lateral and oblique views of elbow
high risk for nonunion and AVN
treatment
- non-operative if <2mm displaced
- operative if >2mm
avascular necrosis
Management
- bisphosphonates (unless associated with LCP)
12 yo F with pain in her right leg with running and squatting. X ray shows soft tissue swelling over right tibia tubercle, and the tubercle appears fragmented. What is this? Management?
Osgood Schlatter Disease (OSD)
- microavulsion fracture of patellar tendon onto tibial tuberosity
- M>F, bilateral in 30%
- localized pain with running, jumping, kneeling and focal tenderness at tibial turberosity
Treatment:
- activity modification
- stretching
- PT to strengthen surround muscles
- DONT CAST
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease (SLJD) is like osgood sclatter but patellar tendon insertion to inferior patellar pole
Complex regional pain syndrome diagnostic criteria
Need 2/4:
1. Presence of initiating noxious event or cause of immobilization
2. Continuing pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia with which pain is disproportionate to inciting event
3. Evidence of edema, changes in skin blood flow abnormal motor activity in the region of the pain.
4. Exclusion of alternative diagnosis
more common in teen females
do CBC, CRP, ESR - should be normal
treatment: pain goals, CBT, PT/OT