SMB Week 4 Flashcards
Things to ask in a history for arthritic pain, in addition to LOCATES questions:
- Swelling, heat, redness, trauma
- Morning stiffness
Sources of joint pain that are not “true arthritis”:
- referred pain: visceral, neurologic
- non-articular: muscle bone
- periarticular: muscle, tendon, tenosynovium, bursa, enthuses, bursa, ligament
Signs of true arthritis:
- swelling/tenderness of entire joint line
- limited ROM in all directions
- pain with AROM = PROM
Signs of periarticular pain:
- swelling/tenderness in area around joint
- limited ROM in some directions
- pain with AROM > PROM
What factor reliably distinguishes inflammatory vs. non-inflammatory arthritis?
Synovial fluid analysis
What do you look for in a synovial fluid analysis?
- volume/appearance/viscosity
- cell count/differential
- crystal examination
- stains/cultures
WBC seen in inflammatory arthritis
- Inflammatory:
2000 - 75000/mL
% PMN > 75% - Septic:
> 50000/mL
% PMN > 90%
Crystals in gout and pseudo gout :
- Yellow “needles” parallel to polarization, blue needles perpendicular = GOUT
- “rhomboid” blue crystals parallel to polarization, yellow perpendicular = PSEUDO GOUT
What is the most common spondyloarthritis?
Ankylosing spondylitis
Which joints are commonly affected in RA?
- MCPs and PIPs
- DIPs not usually affected
Which joints are commonly affected in osteoarthritis of the hands?
- DIPs and PIPs
- MCPs not usually affected
How sensitive and specific is an RF test for RA?
- sensitivity 70 - 85%
- specificity 48 - 92%
“Bamboo spine”
- Ossification of outer fibrous ring of intervertebral disks, seen in severe cases of ankylosing spondylitis
Radiographic findings with advanced gout:
- extra-articular erosions
- sclerosis
- “overhanging edge”
Rheumatoid factor:
- Antibody against the Fc portion of IgG antibodies.
- RF/IgG complexes lead to disease
True or false: both rheumatic and non-rheumatic diseases (other than RA) can cause a positive RF test
True: numerous infections and non-rheumatic diseases, as well as SLE, Sjogrens and other connective tissue diseases can cause a + RF test.
True or false: a + ANA test is specific to SLE
False: although 99% of SLE pts will have a + ANA, many other rheumatic and non-rheumatic diseases will cause it (i.e., it’s sensitive but not specific).
Two tests used with ANA to rule in SLE:
- anti-ds DNA
- anti-Sm
What is HLAB27 used for?
Used to help rule out ankylosing spondylitis
How sensitive is the HLAB27 test?
95%
True or false: SLE occurs more commonly in Caucasians than in Blacks, hispanics and asians.
False
Mnemonic for clinical features of lupus:
MD SOAP BRAIN
Malar rash, Discoid rash, Serositis, Oral ulcers, Arthritis, Photosensitivity, Blood Dyscrasias, Renal, ANA +, Immunologic, Neurologic
Musculoskeletal manifestations of SLE:
- Polyarthralgias/polyarthritis
- Soft tissue pain
- Myositis
- Osteonecrosis
What % of SLE patients have renal involvement?
- 100% on biopsy
- 50-65% clinically
Manifestations of SLE serositis:
- Pericarditis
- Pleurisy, effusions
- Peritonitis