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Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Wear and tear
OA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Systemic autoimmune disease
RA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Degeneration of articular cartilage
OA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Synovial proliferation
RA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Weight-bearing joints
Knees, hips, spine
OA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Small joints
Hands and feet
RA
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Symmetry?
OA: Asymmetrical

RA:Symmetrical and migratory
what is the most common from of arthritis?
Osteoarthritis
What is crepitus?
creaking of old joints
Insidious onset of joint stiffness
Deep, aching joint pain, which worsens with repetitive motion
Decreased range of motion
Crepitus
Joint effusions and swelling
Osteophytes may cause nerve compression

are all seen in?
Osteoarthritis
describe chondroctye injury in Osteoarthritis
if you injure the condrocyte, it will never come back, the cartilage is gone
what are some of the leading predisposing factors for Osteoarthritis
obesity, previous joint injury, ochronosis, diabetes, trauma, and hemarthrosis
in Osteoarthritis are you going to see both the left and the right hip experiencing problems?
not normally, it is usually asymmetrical
what is Eburnation
wearing away of the bone
what are Heberden nodes? what are they seen in?
osteophytes at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints

Osteoarthritis
what are Bouchard nodes? what are they seen in?
osteophytes at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints

Osteoarthritis
what population is going to be more greatly affected by autoimmune diseases such as RA?
WOMEN
what is the genetic predisposition seen in RA?
HLA-DR4 and DR1
Morning stiffness that improves with activity is associated wtih what?
RA
if a 35 year old female comes in with symmetrical pain in the hands and wrists came in, what would you think maybe?
RA
Fusiform swelling, redness, and warmth of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint is characteristic of?
RA
Diffuse proliferative synovitis is seen in what?
RA
what is Pannus formation and what is it seen in?
proliferation of the synovium and granulation tissue over the articular cartilage of the joint

seen in RA
an IgM autoantibody against the Fc fragment of IgG would be an example of what?
Rheumatoid factor (RF)
how are RF titer and the degree of the disease related
the worse the disease the more severe the arthritis
COOKASS
man comes in with problems in the SI joint and spine. He also has signs of inflammatory bowel disease. He is HLAB27 positive.. what does he have?
Ankylosing spondylitis
again...what is the triad of Reiter's syndrome... what HLA would be positive?
Classic triad: conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis

Associated with HLA-B27 (90%)
this disease Occurs in 10-20% of patients with ulcerative colitis
May develop peripheral arthritis or spondylitis
May respond with treatment of the ulcerative colitis
Associated with HLA-B27

what is it?
Enteropathic arthritis
what is Suppurative arthritis
purulent invasion of a joint by an infectious agent which produces arthritis
if you aspirated fluid from the joint of a suppurative arthritis, what would you expect to see? 3
Cloudy synovial fluid that clots readily

High neutrophil count

Positive Gram’s stain and culture in 50-70% of cases
given the following peak age of incidence and the gram stain appearance, what does the pt have?

Children
Gram negative coccobacilli
Hemophilus influenzae
Young Adults
Gram negative diplococci
Neisseria gonorrheae
given the following peak age of incidence and the gram stain appearance, what does the pt have?

Children & young adults with sickle cell anemia

Gram negative rods
Salmonella
given the following peak age of incidence and the gram stain appearance, what does the pt have?

Adults
Gram positive cocci in clusters
Staphylococcus aureus
given the following peak age of incidence and the gram stain appearance, what does the pt have? 2

Adults
Gram negative rods
Escherichia coli

or
Pseudomonas
what causes lyme disease? (not tics, but the actual cause)
Spirochete: Borrelia burgdorferi
what is gout?
hyperuricemia and deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints, resulting in recurrent bouts of acute arthritis
what causes gout?
Overproduction or underexcretion of uric acid
a patient has an inflammed big toe and says it is exquisitely painful

what is this?
gout
you have fluid you aspirated, but can't remember what it was from. You look and see neutrophils and needle-shaped uric acid crystals. What did this patient have?
gout
What does this patient have?
GOUT
if your patient has deposition of calcium pyrophosphate crystals what do they have?
Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
Positively birefringent (weak), rhomboid-shaped crystals

are characteristics associated with?
Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
what joint is most commonly involved in Pseudogout (chondrocalcinosis)
Knee joint most commonly involved
what type of tumor presents with

Up to 1.5 cm
Joint capsule or tendon sheath
No communication with joint space
Ganglion
you will see this secondary to
Herniation of synovium through a joint capsule
Massive enlargement of a bursa
Synovial cyst
this tumor is described as
True neoplasm – not reactive lesion
Monoarticular – knee in 80%
Pain, locking, swelling, decrease ROM

what is it?
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS)
describe a Giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
Slow growing & painless
Solitary lesion of wrist or finger
where do Synovial Sarcomas occur?
60 - 70% lower extremities


Origin unclear

< 10% are really in the joint

20 - 40 year old