Rheumatology - Told Flashcards
osteoarthritis
not inflammatory
pain
dalor
heat
calor
rubor
redness
swelling
tumor
cardinal features of inflammation
dalor, calor, rubor, tumor
also - tenderness, stiffness, crepitation
single joint
monoarthritis
2-4 joints
oligoarthritis
<5 joints
pauci
5 or 6 joints
extended pauci
> 6 joints
poly arthritis
insertion of tendon
enthesis
ESR
non protein acute phase reactant - effects plasma viscosity as fibrinogen is consumed
more inflammation - less viscous plasma - more cells fall out of suspension
time course of rheumatoid arthritis
10 years from initial immune stirring to disease onset
initial immune stirring - RF, anti-CCP, and elevated CRP
rheumatoid factor
auto-Abs - usually IgM
complement consumption
in RA joint
immunopathology of RA
rheumatoid factor produced by synovium
- RF fixes complement
- complement consumed
- recruit and activates PMNs
- localized immune complex disease
TNF and MAC destroy joint
pro-inflammatory
TNF-a and IL-1
anti-inflammatory
soluble TNF receptor
IL-1 antagonist
epidemiology of RA
more in women
1-2% of population
peak age 25-45yo
improves during pregnancy
rheumatoid arthritis
associated with RA
infection renal disease GI disease heart disease - recently has gone down malignancfy
diagnosis of RA
4 criteria met
1 - morning stiffness >1 hour* 2 - swelling 3 or more joint areas* 3 - swelling in hand joints* 4 - symmetric joint swelling* 5 - rheumatoid nodules 6 - rheumatoid factor 7 - erosion or osteopenia on hand x-ray 8 - must be present >6 weeks *longer than 6 months
PIP
rheumatoid arthritis