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What is pannus?

A

synovial membrane-derived granulation tissue that overgrows and destroys joint cartilage

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What type of exercises should be used for acutely inflammed joints?

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isometric

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Deformity of hand and wrist seen in RA?

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radial deviation of the wrist, ulnar deviation of the fingers

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What type of arthritis is seen in lupus?

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non-erosive

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Two drugs used in prevention of gout that decrease uric acid production?

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allopurinol and febuxostat

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first choice treatment for acute gout attack?

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indomethacin

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most common cause of septic arthrits in children?

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staph aureus

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most common cause of septic arthritis in adults?

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neisseria gonorrhea

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What causes ocular inflammation in an RF+ patient?

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Sjogrn Syndrome

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synovial fluid WBC count in RA?

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1,000 - 75,000

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What percent of RA patients are RF (+)?

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75%

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What disease can be confused with early RA?

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de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

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What size A-A space is considered abnormal?

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> 2.5 mm

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What is the most common type of A-A joint subluxation?

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anterior

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Besides RA, what other disease presents with subcutaneous nodules?

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Gout

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What can cause chest pain in RA patients?

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Pericarditis

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What presents with RA, leukopenia, and an enlarged spleen?

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Felty’s Syndrome

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18
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What ligament is involved with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)?

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ALL

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Are erosive changes seen on x-ray in osteoarthritis?

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No, but they are in RA.

20
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most common joint involved in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis?

21
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referral to what specialty is mandatory with diagnosis of oligoarticular JIA?

A

Ophthalmology for evaluation of iridocyclitis

22
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labs normally positive in oligoarticular JIA?

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ANA, HLA-B27

23
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Joint most commonly involved with pseudogout?

24
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With pseudogout, what types of labs should be ordered due to association with other diseases?

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  • thyroid (hypothyroid, hyperparathyroid)
  • iron (hemochromatosis)
  • Mg (hypomagnesmia)
  • Phosphate (hypophosphatemia)
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What types of diuretics can provoke gout?
thiazides, loop
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Three treatments that can be used for acute gout or pseudogout?
NSAIDs, Corticosteroids, Colchicine
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What develops in 75% of patients who have long-term ankylosing spondylitis ( \>16 years)?
cervical ankylosis
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What causes the finding of "bamboo spine" in ankylosis spondylitis?
ossification of the annulus fibrosis with bridging syndesmophytes
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Test used to detect limitation of forward flexion in ankylosis spondylitis?
Schober's ( \< 5mm increase in distance with flexion is positive)
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How should someone with ankylosis spondylitis sleep?
prone on a firm matteress
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What is the triad of reactive arthritis?
conjunctivitis, nongonoccal urethritis, arthritis
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Up to 10% of reactive arthritis patients can progress to what disease entity?
ankylosis spondylitis
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X-ray findng in reactive arthritis?
erosion at insertion of achilles tendon and plantar fascia
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Joints affected by enteropathic arthropathy?
knees, ankles, feet
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disease associated with psoriatic arthritis
HIV
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pharmacologic treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon?
calcium channel blockers (nifedipine)
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What is type III dermatomyositis/polymyositis associated with?
malignancy
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What type of dermatomyositis/polymyositis is associated with children and severe joint contractures?
IV
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Up to 16% of patient's with polymyalgia rheumatica go on to develop what serious condition?
temporal arteritis
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most common cause of septic arthritis in children 6 months to 2 years old?
Haemophilus influenza
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cause of diabetes, cirrhosis, and progressive arthritis in the hands?
hemochromatosis
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cause of arthritis in hemophilia?
hemosiderin from remaining blood deposits in the synovial lining and causes pannus formation
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Cause of charcot joint of the shoulder?
syringomyelia
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most common cause of hip pain in children?
acute transient synovitis
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what is Dupytren's contracture?
fibrous hyperplasia of the palmar fascia causing contracture of MCP and PIP joints

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