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Rheumatology Flashcards

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Features of Reiter’s syndrome

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Triad of:
Urethritis
Conjunctivitis
Arthralgia

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Features of ankylosing spondylitis

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Young male
Buttock / sacroiliac pain
Worse in the morning
Relieved by exercise

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X-ray Features of ankylosing spondylitis

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Syndesmophytes

Bamboo spine

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Associated conditions of ankylosing spondylitis

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Arthritis
Anterior uveitis
Apical lung fibrosis
Aortic regurgitation

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What is meant by ‘seronegative arthritis’

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Arthritis not associated with rheumatoid factor production.

E.g. Reiter’s syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, enteropathic arthropathy

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Features of Raynaud’s phenomenon

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Usually F
cold, cyanosed fingers
Normal –> white –> blue –> pink

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Features of systemic sclerosis

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Calcinosis
Raynaud's is common
Oesophageal dysmotillity
Sclerodactly
Telengiectasia
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Features of Bechets disease

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More common in Turkish/Iranian patients
Oro-genital ulceration
Uveitis
Arthritis
Pathergy reaction = pathognomonic
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Features of polymyositis

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Proximal muscle weakness
Pain and tenderness
Raised CK

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Features of dematomyositis

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Proximal muscle weakness
Pain and tenderness
Raised CK
Heliotrope (purple) rash

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Features of Sjögren’s syndrome

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Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Positive schirmers test

Corneal ulcers
Oral candida
Vaginal dryness
Dyspareunia 
Respiratory hoarseness
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What is anti-double stranded DNA antibody most commonly s associated with?

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SLE

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What are anti-Jo antibodies most commonly associated with?

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Polymyositis

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What are anti-centromere antibodies most commonly associated with?

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Limited systemic sclerosis

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What are anti-topoisomerase antibodies most commonly associated with?

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Diffuse systemic scerosis

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What are cANCA and anti-PR3 antibodies most commonly associated with?

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Wergener’s granulomatosis

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What is alpha-endomysial antibody most commonly associated with?

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Coeliac

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What are anti-cyclic citrunillated peptide antibodies most commonly associated with?

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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What is feltys syndrome

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Splenomegally
Neutropenia
In a pt with RA

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Clinical features of pseudogout

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acute monoarticular or oligoarticular arthritis.
Commonly knees - or wrists, shoulders, ankles, hands and feet.
Acute joint pain and swelling.
Effusion, warmth, tenderness and pain on movement.

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Positively birefringent crystals occur when….

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Pseudogout

Rhomboid shaped crystals

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Negatively birefringent crystals occur in….

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Gout

Needle shaped crystals

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Features of psoriatic arthritis

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DIPJ involvement
Dactylitis

(Arthritis mutilans = severe form)

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Features of a septic arthritis

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Hot 
swollen 
tender joint
Unwell patient 
restricted range of movement
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Most common cause of a septic arthritis

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Staph aureus

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Risk factors for septic arthritis

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Old 
very young 
IVDU 
diabetes
Pre-existing joint condition
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Management of septic arthritis

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Surgical washout
IV flucloxacillin and benzylpenicillin
Few weeks oral antibiotics

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Complications of septic arthritis

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Joint destruction
osteomyelitis
bony fusion across to joint (ankylosis)

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Features of Reiter’s syndrome

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Arthritis
urethritis
iritis

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What causes osteoarthritis

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Wear and tear of articular surfaces of the joint

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Risk factors osteoarthritis

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Female 
obesity 
Hyper mobility 
 trauma 
Repetitive use
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Clinical presentation of osteoarthritis

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Joint pain worse with movement 
relieved by rest 
stiffness 
joint instability 
deformity
33
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Examination findings in osteoarthritis

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Bony swellings
Joint effusion
crepitus

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Where do heberdens nodes occur

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DIPJ

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Where do Bouchards nodes occur

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PIPJ

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Management of osteoarthritis

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Weight loss 
physiotherapy 
NSAID
intra-articular steroid injection 
arthrodesis 
joint replacement
37
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What is tennis elbow

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Inflammation of the insertion of the tendon into the lateral epicondyle of the elbow
Usually due to repetitive strain
Exacerbated by wrist extension

38
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What is golfers elbow

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Inflammation of the insertion of the tendon into the medial epicondyle of the elbow
Usually due to repetitive strain
Exacerbated by wrist flexion

39
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Typical patient with gout

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Male
Older
Obese
Drinks alcohol 
Hypertension
Ischaemic heart disease
Diabetes
40
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Presentation of acute gout

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Sudden pain, swelling and redness of joint (commonly 1st metatarso-phalangeal)

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Management of acute gout

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NSAIDS - indometacin or diclofenac

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Prophylaxis for gout

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Allopurinol (xanthine oxidase inhibitor)
Do not prescribe during or within 1 month of an acute attack.
It can precipitate and acute attack initially

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What is chronic tophaceous gout

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Where the urate crystals accumulate in cartilage - often in the ear and Achilles’ tendon

44
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What is gout nephropathy

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Urate deposition in the kidney causing acute renal failure and urate stones

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Symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis

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Insidious onset low back pain
Stiffness worse in morning - better with exercise
Poor spinal flexion
Question mark posture

+ extra articular features = apical lung fibrosis, anterior uveitis, Achilles tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, aortic regurgitation, amyloidosis

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Management of ankylosing spondylitis

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Physiotherapy
Exercise
Slow release NSAIDs

47
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Presentation of enteropathic arthritis

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Asymmetrical oligoarthrits
Mostly affects large joints of lower limb
Occurs with IBD

Management = treat IBD

48
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Classical presentation of RA

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Symmetrical arthritis of small joints of the hand
Worse in the morning
Boggy swelling

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Common deformities in RA

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Swan neck
Boutonnières deformity
Z thumb 
Atlanto-axial subluxation 
Spindling of fingers
Ulnar deviation
50
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Features of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Joint inflammation >6 weeks

Onset <16yo

51
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Types of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Mono articular = single joint
Pauciartiular = 4 or less joints
Polyarticular = > 4 joints

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Complications of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Chronic anterior uveitis
Flexion contraction of joints
Amyloidosis

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Management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Physiotherapy
NSAIDs
Intra-articular steroids
DMARDs

54
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What is stills disease

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A systemic form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis - autoimmune.

Intermittent high pyrexia
Salmon pink rash
Arthralgia 
Myalgia
Hepatosplenomegally
Lymphadenopathy 
Pericarditis
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Diagnosis of Polymyositis

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Serum raised creatinine kinase

Muscle biopsy demonstrates information and necrosis

56
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What is polymyositis

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Rare
inflammatory disorder of skeletal muscle
Associated with underlying malignancy

57
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What is the name given to features of dermatomyositis without muscle weakness

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Amyopathic Dermatomyositis

58
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Symptoms of antiphospholipid syndrome

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Recurrent arterial venous thrombosis 
PE
DVT
stroke
Recurrent miscarriage 
thrombocytopenia
59
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Antibodies in antiphospholipid syndrome

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Anti-cardiolipin antibodies

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Management of antiphospholipid syndrome

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Avoid smoking / COCP
Treat hypertension
treat hyperlipidaemia
treat diabetes

After thrombosis a lifelong warfarin - INR 2.5
Substitute s/c heparin if planning pregnancy

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Features of limited cutaneous scleroderma

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Scleroderma limited to distal limbs
Beaked nose
small furrowed mouth (Microstomia)
CREST Syndrome

62
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Features of diffuse cutaneous scleroderma

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Involved skin of whole-body
Involvement of internal organs (Renal impairment, lung fibrosis)
Worse prognosis

63
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Antibodies associated with Sjögren’s syndrome

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Anti-Ro

anti-La

64
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Treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome

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Artificial tears

artificial saliva

65
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Diagnosis of SLE

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Four or more of:
Arthralgia 
renal disease - Nephrotic syndrome
antinuclear Ab
Serostitis - Pleurisy, pleural effusion, pericarditis
Haematological disorder - Pancytopenia
photosensitivity
Oral ulcer 
immunology - Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Smith
Neurological problems- depression, psychosis
Malar rash
Discoid rash
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Management of SLE

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Analgesia, steroids, immuno-suppression

67
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What are overlap syndromes

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Cases in which patient have more than one connective-tissue disease simultaneously

68
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What drugs can induce lupus

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Isoniazid

penicillamine

69
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What is the 1st line DMARD in the UK

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Sulfasalazine

70
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Why should patients with rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid nodules NOT receive methotrexate

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Causes accelerated nodule growth

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Management of anti phospholipid syndrome

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Not suffered thrombosis yet - daily low dose aspirin
Previous thromboses - warfarin
Previous thromboses + pregnancy - enoxaparin

72
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Diagnostic test for dematomyositis

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Muscle biopsy

Demonstrates inflammation and necrosis

73
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Osteoporosis prophylaxis for patients on steroids

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Lifestyle - Stop smoking, limit alcohol and exercise
Calcium and vitamin D supplements
Oral bisphosphonates

74
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Antibodies most commonly seen in SLE

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Anti-dsDNA

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