Week 2 - Inflammatory Arthropathies

Question 1

what are the 4 groups of inflammatory arthropathies?

Answer 1

seropositive
seronegative
infectious
crystal deposition disorders

Question 2

what can often cause an inflammatory arthropathy?

Answer 2

autoimmune disease

where patients own immune system attacks the joints and sometimes the muscles, tendons, ligaments etc

Question 3

how are inflammatory arthropathies generally treated?

Answer 3

simple analgesia
anti inflammatory medications (NSAIDs, steroids)
steroid injections
DMARDs

Question 4

pattern of joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 4

symmetrical

in limbs

Question 5

pattern in joint involvement in psoriatic arthritis?

Answer 5

asymmetrical

in limbs

Question 6

pattern of joint involvement in inflammatory spondylitis?

Answer 6

mainly in spine

can have one or two in limbs (asymmetrical)

Question 7

pattern of joint involvement in OA?

Answer 7

symmetrical
in hands and feet
in knees and hips
bottom of spine

Question 8

what are some general features of inflammatory arthritis?

Answer 8

joint pain
joint swelling
morning stiffness that lasts more than 30mins - 1 hr
improvement in symptoms with movement
synovitis on examination
raised inflammatory markers
extra articular symptoms