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Seronegative Inflammatory Arthropathies Flashcards

1
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What are the four types of seronegative inflammatory arthropathies?

A

Ankylosing spondylitis

Psoriatic arthritis

Enteropathic arthritis

Reactive arthritis

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What blood test is usually positive in Seronegative inflammatory arthropathies?

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HLA-B27

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What does HLA-B27 mean?

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Human leukocyte antigen b27

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What is important to remember about HLA-B27

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Only a minority of HLA-B27 positive patients develope spondyloarthritis

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What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

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Chronic inflammatory disease of the spine and sacro-illiac joints which can lead to eventual fusion of joints

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Who gets ankylosing spondylitis?

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Males betweem the ages of 20-40

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What test can measure spine flexion?

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Schober’s test

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How do you preform Shobbers test?

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Measure 10 cm above and 5cm below the posterior superior illiac crest.

When they bend over this should extend to 20cm

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Which non Joint symptoms are found in ankylosing spondylitis?

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Uveitis

Aortitis

Pulmonary fibrosis

amyloidosis

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What is amyloidosis?

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deposistion of abnormal protiens around the body

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What would you find in an Xray of a person with ankylosing spondylitis?

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Sclerosis and fusion of sacroilliac joints

Bony spurs from the vertable bodies known as syndesmophytes

Fusion of intervertebral discs resulting in bamboo spine

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What percentage of people with ankylosing spondylitis are HLA-B27 positive?

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90%

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What are the treatment options of Ankylosing Spondylitis?

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Phsyio

NSAIDs

Anti-TNF

DMARDs dont work for spinal disease

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What % of people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis?

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30%

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What do you find in the nails of people with psoriatic arthritis?

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Pitting and onycholysis?

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What is onycholiysis?

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Lifting of the nail from its nail bed

17
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What is the treatment plan for psoriatic arthritis?

A

Same as RA

DMARDs

Anti-TNF

18
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What is Enteropathic arthritis?

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Inflammatory arthritis affecting peripheral joints and sometimes spine which is associated with IBD

19
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How do you treat enteropathic arthritis?

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Usually you find a drug that can treat the IBD and the arthritis at the same time

20
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What is Reactive Arthritis?

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Arthritis in response to infection of another part of the body

21
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What infections usually cause reactive arthritis?

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Urinary tract infections

22
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What organsisms usually cause reactive arthritis?

A

Chlamydia

Neisseria

Salmonella
Camplyobacter

23
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What is Reiter’s syndrome?

A

Triad of

Reactive arthritis

Urethritis

Uveitis

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