Thursday - ID case (septic joint one) Flashcards
1
Q
Pseudogout is an accumulation of what?
How about regular ass gout?
A
Calcium pyrophosphate crystals
Uric acid crystals.
2
Q
Reactive arthritis
A
acute asymmetric arthritis following urethritis (eg chlamydia) or gastroenteritis (eg stomach flu)
3
Q
Two organisms that cause septic arthritis?
A
Staph aureus, neisseria gonorrhoeae (most common organism under age 30)
4
Q
diagnosis of gonococcal arthritis? (GC arthritis)
A
WBC > 10,000
joint aspiration shows WBC > 100,000
Gram stain of joint aspiration!! (Gram -)
5
Q
Name for urethritis, conjuctivitis, and monoarthritis (arthritis of one joint)
A
Reiter’s syndrome