S3_L2: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flashcards
This is an idiopathic inflammatory arthropathy characterized by autoimmune attack to the joints, although it also affects periarticular and extra-articular tissues
Rheumatoid Arthritis
TRUE OR FALSE: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a acute inflammatory, systemic disease that produces its most common and most prominent manifestations in the synovial joint
False
It is chronic.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is characterized by (1)_____ waxing and waning inflammation, predominantly affecting the small joints of the (2)_______ and (3)_______
- symmetric
- hands
- feet
TRUE OR FALSE: Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect any synovial joint of the body. Its peak incidence is between 4th and 6th decades
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true
A. Both statements are true
Choose the statement that is TRUE about Rheumatoid Arthritis:
A. Men > Women
B. Unilateral
C. Higher incidence in Japanese and Chinese
D. Etiology: unknown; autoimmune
E. None of the above
D. Etiology: unknown; autoimmune
Match the following Classification of Functional Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Completely able to do ADL
- Limited to ADL
- Able to do self care but limited vocational and avocational activities
A. Class I
B. Class II
C. Class III
D. Class IV
E. Class V
- A
- D
- C
NOTE: There is no Class V
Determine the condition.
- Joints painful but without swelling
- Morning stiffness lasts less than 1 hour
- Whole body symptoms are not present
- Affects women more than men
- NSAIDs for tx
A. Osteoarthritis (OA)
B. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
C. Both
D. Neither
- A
- A
- A
- B
- C
Determine the condition.
- Occurs at any time in life
- Symptoms occur in isolation, with no systemic symptoms
- Relatively rapid, over weeks to months
- Frequent fatigue and a general feeling of being ill are present
- Uses X-ray for diagnosing
A. Osteoarthritis (OA)
B. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
C. Both
D. Neither
- B
- A
- B
- B
- A
Determine the condition.
- Normal wear and tear
- Autoimmune
- Symmetrical affectation
- Frequent feelings of “being sick inside”, with fevers, weight loss, or involvement of other organ systems
- Begin on one side of the body and may spread to the other side
A. Osteoarthritis (OA)
B. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
C. Both
D. Neither
- A
- B
- B
- B
- A
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, the onset of joint pain and swelling is ______
insidious (subtle)
What is the hallmark symptom of RA?
Morning stiffness is more than an hour
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, constitutional symptoms such as low grade fever, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, decrease appetite and weight loss are due to _______
systemic inflammation
TRUE OR FALSE: In Rheumatoid Arthritis, nodules may appear in the elbow and achilles tendon. Shortness of breath or chest pain may be reported in pt hx due to pleuropulmonary involvement.
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true
A. Both statements are true
Histologically, the midzone of a rheumatoid nodule is/are the:
A. necrotic material (NC)
B. macrophages (MM)
C. granulation tissue (OG)
B. macrophages (MM)
Histologically, the outer zone of a rheumatoid nodule is/are the:
A. necrotic material (NC)
B. macrophages (MM)
C. granulation tissue (OG)
C. granulation tissue (OG)
Histologically, the central zone of a rheumatoid nodule is/are the:
A. necrotic material (NC)
B. macrophages (MM)
C. granulation tissue (OG)
A. necrotic material (NC)
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, in what gender is pleuropulmonary manifestation
more common?
Men
Rheumatoid scleritis is most common in the ______ decade of life
sixth
TRUE OR FALSE: Rheumatoid scleritis is often bilateral. it affects men more frequently than women.
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true
C. Only the 1st statement is true
FILL IN THE BLANKS: The following are clinical signs and symptoms of patients with RA.
- _______ in one or more joints
- Early morning stiffness (> 1hr)
- Recurring pain or ________ in any joint
- Inability to move a joint normally
- Obvious redness and warmth in a joint
- Unexplained weight loss, fever or weakness combined with joint pain
- Symptoms last for more than ________
- Swelling
- tenderness
- 2 weeks
In order to diagnose RA, there must be at least ______ joint areas simultaneously have had soft tissue swelling or fluid observed by a physician.
3
In order to diagnose RA, there must be subcutaneous ________, over bony prominences, or extensor surfaces, or in juxta-articular regions, observed by a physician.
nodules
In order to diagnose RA, there must be a demonstration of abnormally elevated amounts of _________ by any method for which the result has been positive in <5% of normal control subjects
serum rheumatoid factor
In order to diagnose RA, an X-ray result must include (1)_____ or unequivocal bony (2)_______ localized in or most marked adjacent to the involved joints
- erosions
- decalcification
This is a distal hyperextensibility that happens when there is a subluxations at the 1st MCP and IP joints
hitchhiker deformity
According to the 1987 Revised Criteria for Classification of Rheumatoid Arthritis:
- A diagnosis of RA is now established upon the presentation of ______ of the seven listed criteria.
- The joint signs and symptoms described in criteria must have lasted for at least ________
- four
- 6 weeks
According to the 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis, a score of ______ is needed for classification of a patient as having definite RA.
≥6/10
TRUE OR FALSE: Every patient with a point total of 6 or higher is unequivocally classified as an RA patient, provided he has synovitis in at least one joint and given that there is no other diagnosis better explaining the synovitis.
True
In RA, antibodies against ___________ are present in many patients with RA.
autologous immunoglobulin G