Rheumatoid & Similar Diseases Flashcards
Q: How many rheumatoid diseases exist?
More than 100 have been identified
Q: What is the prevalence of rheumatoid disease in the US?
46 million
Defn: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Continuous severe pain out of proportion to injury and which worsens over time due to CNS/PNS dysfunction
Q: What is the difference between CRPS 1 and CRPS 2?
1 = no underlying nerve injury
2 = known nerve injury
Q: Who is CRPS more common in?
Young women
Symptoms: CRPS (6)
- Intense burning or hot pain
- Joint stiffness/inflammation
- Motor dysfunction
- Skin hypersenstivity
- Altered skin temp, color, texture
- Changes in nail/hair growth
Content: CRPS Stage 1 (5)
- 1-3 months
- Severe pain
- Muscle spasm and joint stiffness
- Excessive hair growth
- Skin color and temperature changes
Content: CRPS Stage 2 (6)
- 3-6 months
- Pain intensifies
- Swelling
- Decreased hair growth
- Nail Changes
- Osteomalacia and hypotonia
Content: CRPS Stage 3 (5)
- > 6 months
- Changes in skin and bone become irreversible
- Intractable pain
- Atrophy
- Joint Deformity
Content: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (3)
- Unusual but most common form of arthritis in children
- Onset prior to age 16
- Unknown etiology (genetic vs. environmental factors)
Content: 3 Types of JRA
- Pauciarticular (40-50%)
- Polyarticular (30%)
- Systemic or Still’s disease (20%)
Q: _________ and ___________ forms of JRA are commonly associated with ___________ which is asymptomatic but can cause permanent ________ loss if untreated.
Pauciarticular, polyarticular, iridocyclitis, visual
Q: How is the treatment course of JRA determined?
By disease activity in the first 6 months
Defn: Pauciarticular
Four or few joints affected, usually leg or jaw
Defn: Polyarticular
Five or more joints affected (can be as many as 40)
Defn: Systemic or Still’s Disease
Inflammation outside the joints (pericarditis, pleuritis, etc), usually accompanied by fever and rash
Content: Diagnosis of JRA (4)
- No single test, based on symptomology/clinical findings
- Symptoms can include arthritis, fever, rash, fatigue, anemia, loss appetite, irritability, reduced mobility
- RF and ANA may be negative or positive
- All forms can interfere with physical growth and cause joint deformity
T/F: Treatment and prognosis of JRA mirror adult disease.
True