Rheumatology Flashcards
How do you differentiate articular vs non-articular complaints?
Gel phenomenon is seen in inflamm or non inflamm conditions?
NON-inflammatory
WBC of 2000-50000 with predominance of PMNs in synovial fluid analysis is commonly seen in what type of dse condition?
Inflammatory
Most potent risk factor for OA
Age
Joints usually spared in OA
Ankle
Wrist
Elbow
AWE-OA
most effective exercise regimens for OA
aerobic and/or resistance training
however No evidence that patients with hand OA
benefit from therapeutic exercise
Characteristic xray finding in gout
cystic changes, well-defined erosions, with sclerotic margins (often with overhanging bony edges), and soft tissue masses
Characteristic utz finding in gout
double contour sign overlying the
articular cartilage
Indications for starting hypouricemic tx in gout
After 2 acute attacks
Serum uric acid > 9.0 mg/dL (> 535umol/L)
Presence of uric acid stones (radiolucent)
Chronic gouty arthritis or presence of tophi
Hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis
Flexor tendon tenosynovitis
in RA, what do you call the Hyperextension of the PIP joint with flexion of the DIP joint
Swan-neck deformity
in RA, what do you call the Flexion of the PIP joint with hyperextension of the DIP joint
Boutonnière deformity
in RA, what do you call the Subluxation of the 1st MCP with hyperextension of the first IP joint
Z-line deformity
in RA, what do you call the Subluxation of the distal ulna due to inflammation of the ulnar styloid and tenosynovitis of the extensor carpi ulnaris
Piano-key movement
most common cardiac manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis?
pericarditis
most common pulmonary manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis?
pleuritis
DMARD of choice in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Methotrexate
antibody is associated with neonatal
lupus with congenital heart block
Anti SSA (Ro)
antibody associated with drug induced lupus
anti histone
best screening test for SLE
ANA
Antibody that is disease specific and correlates with dse activity
dsDNA
Antibody that when positive in CSF correlates with active CNS lupus
antineuronal antibody including antiglutamate receptor 2
Antibody that when positive in serum correlates with depression or psychosis due to CNS lupus
anti ribosomal P
Among the different drugs being used to treat SLE, which drug is specifically indicated in the treatment of lupus dermatitis?
Methotrexate
Which features are more common in limited compared to diffuse cutaenous SSc
Critical ischemia in digits
Calcinosis cutis
Characteristic autoantibodies in
Limited cutaenous SSc?
diffuse cutaneous Ssc?
Limited cutaenous SSc- anticentromere
diffuse cutaneous Ssc - Anti topoisomerase I (Scl 70) and anti RNA pol III
yung may numbers sa diffuse
What is the mainstay of therapy of
scleroderma renal crisis?
ACE inhibitors
What is the most common route of
infection in infectious arthritis?
Hematogenous
What inflammatory myopathy is not responsive to corticosteroids
Inclusion body myositis
The only conventional NSAID for that appears to be safe from a cardiovascular perspective
Naproxen
Most frequent early clinical manifestation of gout
acute gout
uric acid excretion > ____ mg/day entails overproduction of uric acid
800
most frequently affected joint in CPPD
knee
________ deposition dse is associated with Milwaukee shoulder
Calcium Apatite
cell type that is a predominant source of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-a, IL-1, IL-6) in the joint and thus considered as the major driver of rheumatoid arthritis
macrophage
major genetic risk factor for RA is the ___alleles
(HLA-DRB1)
What is the most common cause of
death among patients with RA?
cardiovascular dse
What constitutes CREST syndrome?
Calcinosis
Raynaud’s
Esophageal Dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasia
Laboratory and Clinical criteria for diagnosing APAS
See table
Dose of prednisone that can induce psychosis
pred > 40 mg
Most common causes of drug induced lupus
procainamide
disopyramide
propafenone
in psoriatic arthritis, which comes first? psoriasis or arthritis?
psoriasis
Which dse entity is arthritis mutilans associated?
Psoriasis
What are the causative agents associated with Reactive arthritis
Enteric causes: Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter
Urogenital: Chlamydia
Most serious complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis?
fracture
In AS, the earliest change in the sacroiliac joint demonstrable on x-ray is
blurring of the cortical margins of the subchondral bone
Which clinical feature of acute rheumatic fever can appear after months after an initial infection?
Chorea and indolent carditis
Treatment for severe chorea in acute rheumatic fever
Carbamazepine, Sodium Valproate
How long should you give prophylaxis for Acute rheumatic fever
Without carditis
With carditis,no valvular dse
With residual valvular dse
Without carditis - 5 yrs after last attack or until 21 yrs old which ever is longer
With carditis,no valvular dse- 10 yrs after last attack or until 21 yrs old which ever is longer
With residual valvular dse- 10 yrs after last attack or until 40 yrs old which ever is longer
in OA, what has the highest % inheritability based on joint involvement?
Hip and Hand (50%)
Earliest pathologic finding in OA
Fibrillation of cartilage surface
Initial analgesic of choice in px with OA
Paracetamol
Most common earliest manifestation of gout
Pai and swelling of 1st MTP
Target uric acid level for px with gout
5-6 mg/dL or < 300-360 umol/L
Most commonly involved joints in RA
wrist , PIP, MCP
Most common chronic dermatitis of SLE
Discoid
Circular lesions with slightly raised, scaly, hyperpigmented erythematous rims and depigmented, atrophic centers
Most common hematologic finding in SLE
normocytic normochromic anemia
Autoantibody seen in MCTD
U1RNP
Diagnostic test of choice for confirming PAH in SLE
Cardiac catheterization
Leading cause of death in px with systemic sclerosis
ILD
Mainstay of tx for inclusion body myositis
PT and OT
Antisynthetase syndrome is associated with this antibody
Anti-Jo1
Antisynthetase syndrome- presence of myositis, non erosive arthritis, Raynauds, mechanic hands, fever
Most sensitive laboratory marker of muscle destruction
CK
Characteristic laboratory finding in EGPA
Eosinophilia > 1000cells/uL
straight-leg-raising maneuver is a sensitive test for nerve root disease, and stretches which nerve roots?
L5-S1
Empiric tx for septic arthritis
3rd gen IV + Vanco
Most common valvular abnormality in RA
MR