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what is the daily pattern of degenerative arthritis
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feels good in the morning
gets bad throughout the day feels better when resting again in the evening |
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what is the daily pattern of inflammatory arthritis
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morning stiffness
gets better during the day sore again at night |
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what is enthesitis
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inflammation of a tendon where it inserts into the bone
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what are the radiographic characteristics of osteoarthritis
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asymetric joint space narrowing
osteophytes subchondral sclerosis subchondral cyst |
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what are heberdans nodes
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boney swellings in the DIPs
sign of osteoarthritis |
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what are bouchards nodes
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boney growths on the PIPs
sign of osteoarthritis |
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what is an osteophyte
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bone spur
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commonly involved joints in osteoarthritis
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DIP
PIP PIP of the thumb AC joint spine hips Knees |
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what is the general deffinition for rheumatoid arthritis
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progressive, systemic inflammatory disorder of unk etiology
typically attacks synovial joints polyarthritis |
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what differentiates RA from OA
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wen the pain and stiffness occurs
OA feels good in the morn & gets worse RA feels bad in the morning and gets better |
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what might happen to your fingers in advanced stages of RA
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ulnar deviation
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what are some of the radiological changes you might see in RA
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osteopenia to perosis
tissue swelling loss of joint space marginal erosion* subluxation* |
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what are some extra-articular findings in RA
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Episcleritis
interstitial fibrosis pericarditis, myocarditis vasculitis |
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who is at the greatest risk for getting SLE
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african american women
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what are the most common symptoms of SLE
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fatigue
arthritis/arthralgias fever weight loss |
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what antibody is practically diagnostic for SLE
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ds DNA autoantibody
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what is spondyloarthritis
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inflammation of the vertebra
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what gene is linked to spondyloarthropathies, in particular, AS
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HLA B27
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what are the charicteristic features of Ankylosing spondylitis
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low back stiffness in the morning
improves with exercise age of onset below 40 |
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what are some characteristic changes in the spine of a pt with AS
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sacroilitis
bamboo spine basically the spine begins to fuse together |
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what is dactylitis
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"sausage digits"
swelling of the entire digit |
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what is reactive arthritis (reiters synd)
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autoimmune synd in response to an infection
systemic effects including: dactylitis uveitis circinate balantitis urethritis cervicitis |
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what is podagra
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a symptom of gout in the large toe
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