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RA, OA, Gout, Fibromyalgia
RA, OA, Gout, Fibromyalgia
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Term
Nonarticular
Chronic
Noninflammatory
genetically predisposed
Definition
Fibromyalgia
Term
Cant sleep
stressors cause pain
uknown etiology
Definition
Fribromyalgia
Term
may be involved with serotonin and or catecholamine pathways
Definition
Fibromyalgia
Term
Pain - diffuse, chronic muscular, crawling sensation
fatigue
sleep disturbances
depression or anxiety
Definition
Fibromyalgia
Term
9 fibromyalgia pressure points
Definition
Insertion of neck muscles into the occiput
Pectoralis at 2nd costochondral junction
Just posterior to greater trochanter (hip)
Upper-gluteal area
Mid-scapular area
Superior mid-trapezius
Just below lateral epicondyle
Medial knee
Lower cervical-anterior C5-C7
Term
CBC
Sed rate
Thyroid
CK
Definition
DDx rule out Fibromyalgia
Term
11/18 pressure points
Definition
Fibromyalgia dx
Term
Promotes sleep and de pain, generic and affordable
Definition
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA)
Term
TCA
Definition
Amytriptyline (Elavil)
Term
SSRI
Definition
Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Term
Dual NE and serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Definition
Duloxetine
Minacipran
Term
good for tired pts
Definition
Duloxetine
Milnacipran
Term
Combination of TCA’s & SSRI’s also studies & found effective
Definition
against fibromyalgia
Term
Exact mechanism of action is unknown
Mimics neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Binds calcium subunits in brain and spinal cord
Definition
Gabapentin (Neurontin®)
Term
fibromyalgia tx (not first line)
Definition
Gabapentin (Neurontin®)
Term
Articular
chronic
inflammatory / noninflammatory
Systemic
Definition
OA
Term
Pain in weight bearing joints particularly ppl with physical labor jobs
Definition
OA
Term
DJD, irregularity, erosion, and ulceration of the articular cart
Definition
OA
Term
osteophyte formation causes a sig amt of pain
Definition
OA
Term
Use related pain
Joint stiffness
morning pain that resolves after 10min
Dec ROM (inability to kneel and cut toe nails)
Definition
OA
Term
Morning pain that resolves in 10min
Definition
OA
Term
Morning pain that resolves in 30-60min
Definition
RA
Term
sudden pain
night pain
morning stiffness
rubor, calor, dolor, tumor
joint effusion
post traumatic chondromalacia
Definition
OA suggestion of inflammation
Term
Pt was on vacation with grand kids walking around disney world and began to feel pain in knees
Definition
OA
Term
joint space narrowing
subchondral cysts
osteophytes
Definition
xray dx of OA
Term
_____ change in pain is clinically relevant after tx
Definition
30%
Term
Marker of generalized (polyarticular) OA
Definition
Heberden's nodes
Term
cane goes on
Definition
contralateral hand to painful joint
Term
Cane height should be
Definition
equal to the length from the floor to the pts greater trochanter
Term
size of a wallet, sticky pads around affected joint and turn up electrical conduction – keeps the area stimulated, inc blood flow, contraindicated for defribulator, pacemaker, seizure person
Definition
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Term
OMT
TENS
Magnets
Acupuncture
Yoga
Definition
OA tx
Term
goal of OA tx is
Definition
pain relief - cant stop joint damage
Term
DOC for OA
Definition
Tylenol
Term
adverse effects of narcotics in geriatrics
Definition
Sedation
Confusion
Constipation
Term
inj tx for OA
Definition
Triamcinolone - intraarticular glucocorticoids
Term
– smells good, feels good, cooling, anti inflammatory too, problem is that you must put it on 4 times a day and let it sit for 10min
Definition
Diclofenac Gel (Voltaren Gel®
Term
inj tx for OA
Definition
Hyaluronans - lubricate and absorb shock in joints
Term
must give multiple injs to work
Definition
Hyaluronans
Term
Tend to have them redone a second time if they are young and very active
Definition
Joint replacements: life span 10-15 yrs
Term
arthroscopic debridement or lavage in OA
Osteotomies
Joint replacements
Definition
surgical tx for OA
Term
Articular
Chronic
most common chronic inflammatory arthritis
systemic
Definition
RA
Term
Pregnancy associated w remission
Definition
RA
Term
tobaco
infection
stress
trauma
2x greater onset in winter (north)
Definition
RA
Term
sheet of inflammatory granulation tissue that spreads from the synovial membrane and invades the joint leadng to fibrous ankylosis
Definition
Pannus
Term
Pannus
Definition
RA
Term
Why supplement RA pt with Ca?
Definition
osteopenia occurs due to inc osteoclast activity (bone resorption)
Term
At least 4 of the following:
Morning stiffness 1+hour for 6+ weeks
Swelling of 3+ joints for 6+ weeks
Swelling of wrist, hand or finger joints for 6+ weeks
Symmetrical joint swelling
Characteristic x-ray changes in hands
Rheumatoid Factor +
Definition
dx of RA
Term
Autoantibody against the Fc portion of IgG
RF and IgG join to form immune complexes
Contribute to the disease process.
Definition
Rheumatoid Factor
Term
can precede the onset of sx by years
Definition
RF
Term
RF seroneg
Definition
become sero positive after yr of sx usu
Term
Diff test that is more specific for RA than RF+???
Definition
Anti-CCP (Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody)
Term
During inflammation, citrulline is incorporated enzymatically into proteins
Citrullination
Definition
Anti-CCP in RA - more specific
Term
If seroneg but your convinced that they have RA – you should get _________
It is more expensive so that is why you don’t get this first
Definition
anti-CCP
Term
Bone erosions
Pannus
Definition
RA
Term
Unlike OA, pain in RA is ________
Definition
symmetrical on both sides
Term
Pain in one joint
sx for hrs or days with swelling and erythema
then seq reverses and sx resolve
Definition
palindromic RA
Term
Less likely to have subcutaneous nodules like OA
Definition
RA
Term
TMJ pain
hoarseness (cricoarytenoid joints)
hearing loss (ossicles of ear)
pain lying on side (sternoclavicular)
Definition
RA
Term
ulnar deviation of MCP joints and fingers
swan neck deformity
Boutonniere deformity
DeQuervain's tenosynovitis (finkelstein's test)
Definition
RA
Term
AA joint prone to subluxation
progression of peripheral joint erosions parallels that of cervical spine
get c spine xrays flexed and ext
no HVLA in cspine
Definition
RA
Term
rocker bottom deformity
hallux valgus
nodules on achilles causing spontaneous rupture
Definition
RA
Term
softer nodules that role around a little bit and can occur anywhere, not like Heberdens and Bouchards nodes which are firm boney structures
Definition
Rheumatoid nodule
Term
Eosinophilia
Thrombocytosis
inc sed rate
anemia
inc inflammation
Definition
RA
Term
Pleural effusion
Interstitial fibrosis (hard to breath)
Pulmonary nodules - can be mistaken for a tumor
Definition
RA
Term
Reactivation of TB by anti-TNF alpha biologic agents
Definition
risk of anti TNF alpha drugs for RA
Term
Pericardial effusion (diminished heart sounds and flat EKG)
myocarditis
pericarditis
endocardial inflammation
Definition
RA
Term
Conduction defects secondary to nodules
In 30% complete heart block occurs with established erosive nodular disease
Definition
RA
Term
dry eyes (keratoconjunctivitis sicca)
Definition
RA
Term
cardiovasular mortality is inc with high CRP
Definition
RA
Term
Triad:
chronic seropositive RA arthritis
Splenomegally (4x)
Granulocytopenia
Definition
Felty's syndrome
Term
Brown pigmentation over extremities
hepatomegally
and the triad
Definition
Felty's syndrome
Term
tx for Felty's syndrome
Definition
Methotrexate
Term
Dry eyes and dry mouth secondary to autoimmune dysfunction of exocrine glands
Definition
sjogren's syndrome
Term
Xeroopthalmia
Xerostomia
Large parotid
Xerotrachea
Esophageal dysmotility
Definition
sjogren's syndrome
Term
Shirmer test (make lacrimal fluid)
cracker sign, caries, burning
chipmunk like face
cough, dyspnea, chest pain
trouble swallowing
Definition
sjogren's syndrome
Term
CREST syndrome
Definition
sjogren's syndrome
Term
Antibody to SS-A (75%)
Antibody to SS-B (40%)
2/3 ANA+
RF+
Definition
Antibody to SS-A (75%)
Antibody to SS-B (40%)
2/3 ANA+
RF+
Term
Articular
Acute
Inflammatory
Nonsystemic
1st MTP
Knee
Definition
Gout
Term
Elevated serum urate concentration
Overproduction
Underexcretion
Definition
Hyperuricemia
Term
Solid collections of sodium urate crystals are deposited chiefly in & around joints (small masses)
Definition
Tophi
Term
Serum urate concentrations vary with age and gender
Definition
>7 mg/dl in males
>6 mg/dl in females
Term
Gout increases with
Definition
age
serum urate conc
Term
Why do high BMI ppl get gout?
Definition
High body mass index is a predictor of hyperuricemia in people of differing races and cultures
Term
EtOH
prev injured joint
High Purine diet (meat, seafood)
Definition
Gout
Term
4 stages of gout
Definition
1. Asymptomatic hyperuricemia

2. Acute gouty arthritis

3. Intercritical (or interval) gout

4. Chronic tophaceous
Term
Renal colic
Definition
Gout - 10-40% have 1+ attacks of renal colic before first articular event - kidney stone from uric acid crystals
Term
gouty attack of the 1st MTP joint
Definition
Podagra
Term
definitive dx of gout
Definition
Joint aspiration
Intracellular needle-shaped: negative birefringence with compensated polarized light microscopy
Term
Occurs suddenly
joint becomes hot, dusky red, swollen, tender
Definition
Gout
Term
Duration of gout & degree of hyperuricemia correlate with
Definition
rate and formation of tophi
Term
Tense, shiny skin overlying tophi may ulcerate & extrude white, pasty material composed of urate crystals
Definition
Tophi
Term
Erosions with sclerotic margins and thin overhanging calcified edges
Definition
xray of gout
Term
Nephrolithiasis
Definition
Gout - worse with inc uric actid excretion, low urine volume, low urin pH
-low pH = insoluble urate
-high pH = soluble uric acid
Term
subcortical bone cysts
Definition
Gout
Term
inc urinary uric acid excretion with
Definition
Probenecid
Term
dec uric acid production with
Definition
Allopurinol
Term
dx of gout
Definition
24hr uric for uric acid
Term
NSAIDs
Colchicine
Glucocorticoids
Definition
acute tx of gout
Term
inhibits leukocyte entry into joints
Definition
Colchicine
Term
Probenecid
Allopurinol
Definition
Chronic tx for gout
Term
Allopurinol is not first like bc
Definition
it can exacerbate some gouty sx
Term
first line NSAID tx for gout
Definition
Indomethacin
Naproxen
Term
contraindicated until infection is ruled out tx for gout
Definition
interarticular glucocorticoids
Term
systemic glucocorticoid for gout
Definition
Prednisone
Term
cranberry juice is good for gout pts bc
Definition
it makes urine more basic so more uric acid is excreted
Term
dec urate reabsorption in the tubules and can have an adverse rxn rash
Definition
Probenecid
Term
S/E: Rash, hepatitis, neutropenia, diarrhea, fever
Can affect prothrombin time
Monitor INR in anticoagulated patients
Decreases metabolism of warfarin
Definition
Allopurinol
Term
Decrease red meat
Decrease seafood
Decrease hard alcohol
Definition
gout tx
Term
CPPD
BCP
Definition
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate
Basic Calcium Phosphate
Term
Can be asymptomatic
Increases progressively with age
Idiopathic or sporadic
Age >50
Becomes Pseudogout
Definition
Chondrocalcinosis
Term
Resembles gouty arthritis but with CPPD crystals
Definition
Pseudogout
Term
Acute monoarthritic pain
Edema, effusion, warmth, tenderness
Radiographically
Heavy punctuate & linear calcification in chondral regions
Definition
CPPD
Term
Deposition:
Periarticular structures
Rotator cuff
Subacromial bursa of the shoulder
Calcific tendonitis
Definition
BCP
Term
Osteoarthritis
Definition
BCP
Term
B/L shoulder pain due to capsular calcification
Joint effusions
Elderly females
Definition
Milwaukee shoulder
Term
Arthrocentesis: Weakly birefringent, rhomboid, rod-shaped, intracellular
Definition
CPPD crystals
Term
Arthrocentesis: negatively birefringent
Definition
BCP crystals
Term
Most common cause of urinary stones
May cause arthritic changes
Multifactorial etiology
Most commonly increased serum calcium
Dietary
Higher risk for arthritis
Postmenopausal women with kidney stones – don’t supplement with Ca2+
Definition
Calcium oxalate
Term
OA
Milwaukee shoulder
Tendonitis
Definition
BCP
Term
Pseudogout
Chondrocalcinosis
Definition
CPPD
Term
Gout
Definition
Uric acid
Term
Urinary tract stones
Calcium oxalate associated arthritis
Definition
Calcium oxalate (CO)
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