Rheumatology

Question 1

thymoma

Answer 1

MG

Question 2

lupus antibody

Answer 2

anti-dsDNA
double U and lupes/loops of DNA

Question 3

RA antibody

Answer 3

anti-CCP

Question 4

Fever, polyarthralgia and salmon-pink rash

Answer 4

Still’s disease/Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Question 5

anti-jo

Answer 5

polymyositis

Question 6

Anti-Ro

Answer 6

Sjogren’s

Question 7

mnyasthenic crisis in acute resp failure

Answer 7

do FVC to measure function

Question 8

acute flare of RA

Answer 8

oral or IM steroids such as methylprednisolone

Question 9

hydroxychloroquine side effect

Answer 9

retinopathy so do visual acuity and fundoscopy

Question 10

SLE symptoms

Answer 10

fatigue
weight loss
arthralgia
myalgia
malar rash
fever
splenomegaly
SOB
pleuritic chest pain
mouth ulcers
hair loss
Raynaud’s

Question 11

SLE bloods

Answer 11

normocytic anaemia
C3 and C4 low
CRP and ESR high
ANA and anti-dsDNA

Question 12

behcet’s disease

Answer 12

recurrent oral and genital ulcers
eye, skin and MSK issues
pathergy test

Question 13

temporal arteritis symptoms

Answer 13

unilateral temporal headache
scalp tenderness
jaw claudication
blurred vision

Question 14

proximal muscle weakness and skin lesions

Answer 14

dermatomyositis