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Rhuematology Flashcards

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What are some seronegative spondyloarthropathies?

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Psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, reactive artheritis, enteropathic arthropathy, juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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What is scleroderma and what are the types?

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Thickening of skin and involvement if visceral organs.
Diffuse cutaneous (systemic sclerosis) - Anti-ScL70
Limited (CREST) - anti-centromere
Localised scleroderma

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What dies CREST syndrome stand for in limited scleroderma?

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Calcinosis, Raynauds, oesophgeal involvement, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia

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How might cutaneous vasculaitis present?

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Petechiae, palpable purpura, macules, haemorrhagic bullae, SC nodules, urticaria

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What therapies can be used in an acute attack of gout?

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1st line - High dose NSAIDs

Colchicine, steroids (IA or IM), analgesia

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What therapies are used for chronic gout?

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Urate lowering therapies:

Allopurinol, Febuxostat

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What medications can put you at risk of gout?

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Aspirin, cyclosporin, diuretics, nicotinic acid

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What conditions are associated with pseudogout?

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Hyperparathyroidism, hypo- or hyperthyroidism, haemochromatosis, renal impairment, OA

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What condition is associated with PMR?

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GCA

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What condition is associated with myasthenia gravis?

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Thymoma

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What is Myasthenia gravis?

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AI condition causing muscle weakness that gets progressively worse with activity and improves with rest
ACh receptor antibodies

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How might a patient with MG present?

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Progressive weakness with repetitive movements:
Worse symptoms at the end of the day
Ptosis, diplopia, facial weakness, slurred speech, jaw fatigue, weak swallow

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What examinations might you do in suspected MG?

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Repeated blinking - ptosis 
Prolonges upward gaze - diplopia
Repeated abduction - weakness
Check for thymectomy scar
Test FVC*
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What is a Myasthenic crisis?

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Life threatening acute worsening of Sx, triggered usually by RTI
May need BiPAP or intubation due to weak respiratory muscles and risk of respiratory failure
IV immunoglobulins or plasma exchange

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What is Ankylosing spondylitis?

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A chronic (>3 months) inflammatory disease of the spine and sacroiliac joints of unknown aetiology

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How might a patient with ankylosing spondylitis present?

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Man < 30, peripheral arthropathy, limited chest expansion,
Reduced lumbar movements, question mark spine (thoracic kyphosis and neck hyperextension),
Gradual onset lower back pain, worse at night with stiffness in the morning >30min relieved by exercise,
Pain radiates from sacroliliac joints to hip/buttocks,
Usually improves towards end of the day

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What disease tools can be used in Ank spond?

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Bath AS disease activity index (BASDAI)
Bath AS functional index (BASFI)
Bath AS metrology index (BASMI)

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What is reactive arthritis?

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An inflammatory, sterile arthritis usually in the lower limbs following an infection elsewhere in the body
?enteric infection - salmonella, shigella, campylobacter
?GU - Chlaymidia, gonorrhoea, mycoplasma genitalium

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How might a patient with reactive arthritis present?

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Systemically unwell
2-6 weeks post-infection
Arthritis, conjunctivitis, urethritis
Dactylitis, anterior uveitis, sacroilitis, keraroderma blenorrhagica

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What are the different types of psoriatic arthritis?

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Oligoarthritis
Asymmetric DIP
Symmetrical polyarthritis
Psoraitic spondyloarthritis
Arthritis mutalins
21
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What is sjögrens syndrome?

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AI chronic inflammation of exocrine glands

Dry eyes and mouth

22
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What antibodies can be seen in sjögrens?

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Anti-Ro

Anti-La

23
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What is a potential harmful problem associated with Anti-Ro in pregnancy?

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It can cross the placenta and cause neonatal lupus and complete heart block

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What is SLE?

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A multisystem AI disease

Remitting and relapsing

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How might a patient with SLE present?

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Photosensitive butterfly rash / malar rash
Pain and tender PIP joint
Raynauds
Fever, fatigue, weight loss, hair loss, lymphadenopathy

26
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What ab can be seen in SLE?

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> 95% have ANA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Ro, Anti-La, Anti-RNP, anti-SM, anti-phospholipid

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What is RA?

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A multisystem inflammatory condition characterised by symmetrical polyarticular arthritis, usually involving the hands, follows a chronic course and results in disability

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How might you assess disease activity in RA?

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DAS-28

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How might you manage a patient with RA?

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1 - NSAIDs (only for inflammation, they do not suppress disease activity)
Cox2i - etoricoxib
Steroids - PO/IM/IA
2- cDMARDs (slow onset, suppress disease activity) - methotrexate, sulfalazine, leflunomide
3 - bDMARDs (suppress disease activity)- abatercept, infliximab, enteracept

30
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What is a important side effect of Methotrexate?

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Pulmonary fibrosis

31
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What is a important side effect of Leflunomide?

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HTN, peripheral neuropathy

32
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What is a important side effect of Sulfasalazine?

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Male infertility (reduced sperm count)

33
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What is a important side effect of Hydroxychloroquine?

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Nightmares, reduced VA

34
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What is a important side effect of anti-TNF?

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Reactivation of TB or hep B

35
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What is a important side effect of Rituximab?

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Night sweats and thrombocytopenia

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How would you manage reactive arthritis - mild, mod and severe?

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Mild- NSAIDs and simple analgesia + bed rest
Moderate - NSAIDs, Joint aspiration, steroids
Severe - DMARDs?
Its usually self limiting and can take 6months to resolve *

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What is JIA?

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AI inflammation

Diagnosed when a child <16 has arthritis without a known cause/ another cause for >6 weeks

38
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What are the different types of Jia?

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Systemic
Polyarticular 
Oligoarticular
Enthesis related arthritis 
Juvenile psoriatic arthritis
39
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What would make u think of systemic JIA or stills disease?

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Subtle salmon pink rash
High swinging fevers
Joint pain and inflammation

Lymphadenopthay, pericarditis, weight loss, splenomeagly, pleuritis

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What is a life threatening complication of systemic JIA or stills disease?

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Macrophage activation syndrome
Severe activation of the immune system with a massive inflammatory response.
An acutely unwell child with
DIC, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, a non blanching rash ans a LOW ESR

41
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What drug can cause drug induced lupus? (clue, tb abx)

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Isoniazid

methyldopa, enteracept, hydralazine, phenytoin

42
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What protein is mutated in marfans?

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Fibrillin - AD

43
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What is a side effect of hydroxychloroquinine (used in SLE)?

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Severe and permanent retinopathy - ‘Bulls eye retinopathy’

So need to monitor VA

44
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How can CES present?

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Cauda equina syndrome classically presents with lower back pain, sciatica, reduced perianal sensation. Late signs include urinary incontinence

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