Rheumatoid Flashcards
T/F: Acute Rheumatic diseases are often spontaneously initiated
False
They are typically onset from an outside force like infection, medications, or exposure
Are acute rheumatic diseases typically self-limiting?
Yes
Chronic rheumatic disease typically occurs as a result of what?
An autoimmune response
Once a disease establishes flares of chronic rheumatic disease, those flares become _________ (less frequent/more frequent)
What is this a result of?
More Frequent
Likely the result of immune system memory
How is the endothelium involved in the initiation of a rheumatic response?
What happens to neutrophils and monocytes during this time?
Regional Blood vessel endothelium is activation by pro-inflammatory cytokines
The endothelium expresses ligands (attachment sites) for inflamatory cell markers (integrins) which allow neutrophils and monocytes to preform diapedesis into the underlying tissues
Antibody-antigen complexes are _________ (activators/deactivators) of the complement cascade
Activators
When the complement cascade is activated……
It ________ (attracts/repels) additional imflammatory cells
It ________ (Increases/Decreases) cell permeability which ________ (Increases/Decreases) inflammation
Attracts
Increases
Increases
Helper T1 cells activate _________ which increase __________
Macrophages
Phagocytosis
Helper T2 cells activate ________ which increases what?
B-Cells
Increases Antibody Production
Helper T-17 cells activate __________ and ________ ________
Granulocytes
Autoimmune Mechanisms
T/F: In some tissues, cells that ordinarily are unrelated to the immune response can alter their form and function to become part of a chronic inflammatory response.
True
What condition involves crystal induced inflammation in synovial joints?
Gout
What crystals are typically responsible for gout?
Monosodium urate
What joints does gout primarily effect?
Great Toe
Midfoot
Ankle
Knee
What is the name for the collections of urate crystals that collect in joint spaces in gout?
Tophi
What are TWO common ways people develop gout and hyperuricemia?
Under Excretion (90%) Over Production (10%)
Only about ___% of people with hyperuricemia will develop gout
10%
What increases your risk for developing gout?
Metabolic Syndrome High-Purine Diet Obesity Renal Disease Heart Disease
How does a patient develop a gout ‘flare’?
- Uric acid crystals precipitate in a joint
- IL-1 and TNF activate the endothelium and inflammatory mediator come into the joint
- Complement gets activated leading to more inflammation
- Inflammation builds even more with phagocytosis, degranulation, free radical release/damage, and protein destruction with proteinases
What medications can reduce joint inflammation in gout flares?
NSAIDs
Steroids
Colchicine
What are THREE ‘lifestyle’ changes that can prevent future gout attacks?
Loss Weight
Decrease Protein in diet
Control Co-morbid conditions (HTN, BP, Met-S)
How does colchicine work in gout?
It is a microtubule poison, so WBC can not squeeze through the small endothelial spaces into joints and produce inflammation
Which rheumatic disease is characterized by joint inflammation, pain, and swelling, with a prevalence for joint destruction, a higher mortality, and an unknown trigger?
Women are more effected by this than men by a 3:1 ratio
Rheumatic Arthritis
What are the THREE most common joints effected by RA?
Wrist
MCP
MTP