Rheumatology

Question 1

Name the sub groups of SpA

Answer 1

Psoriatic arthritis
Undifferentiated SpA
Inflammatory bowel disease associated with arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 2

Name the common features of SpA

Answer 2

Extra articular disease
Peripheral arthritis
Axial involvement
Enthespathy

Question 3

When to suspect SpA?

Answer 3

Chronic back pain longer than 3 months

Onset age of 45

Question 4

Name the symptoms of inflammatory back pain

Answer 4

Pain at night
Involvement with exercise
Doesn’t get better with rest
Responds well to NSAIDS

Question 5

name the ESSG criteria of SpA

Answer 5

Inflammatory bowel disease
Family history of SpA
Psoriasis 
Alternating butt pain
Continuous UTI

Question 6

What is scaroilitis

Answer 6

Inflammation of the SI joint
Associated with
Bamboo spine
Squaring of vertebral bodies
SI joint widening and sclerosis

Question 7

What is the pathogenesis of RA

Answer 7

Environmental predisposition
Abnormal immune response
Inflammatory cytokines and antibodies