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Duke PA Radiology of Arthritis

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joint space narrowing, sclerosis, osteophytosis   three hallmarks of OA  
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OA in the hands has a __ predominance   distal  
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OA results from   trauma  
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OA is __   non-inflammatory  
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AC, TMJ, SI, Symphisis pubis   joints where you will see erosions with OA  
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You normally don't see __ in OA, except in 4 specific joints   erosions  
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geode   subchondral cyst  
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normal finding in OA   geode/subchondral cyst  
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OA without joint space narrowing, and sclerosis, but only osteophytes   DISH  
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Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis   DISH  
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RA is a __ disease   systemic inflammatory  
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RA is a disease of   erosions  
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distribution of RA is   proximal and symmetric  
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soft tissue swelling, osteoporosis, joint space narrowing, marginal erosions   hallmarks of RA  
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in extension and flexion veiws of the C spine if you see increased distance between the dens and the anterior arch of C1 you have   Atlantoaxial Instability with RA  
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Can cause compression of the C spine   Atlantoaxial Instability with RA  
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Ankylosing Spondylitis behaves like   Inflammatory Bowel Disease  
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Psoriatic Arthritis behaves like   Reiter Syndrome (reactive srthritis)  
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Ankylosing Spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, reiter syndrome   Seronegative spondyloarthropathies  
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in patients with spinal ankylosis even a minor trauma   can be a huge disaster  
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bony ankylosis, new bone formation, axial spine involvement   hallmarks of seronegative spondyloarthropathies  
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syndesmophytes and ankylosis   bamboo spine  
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if you have asymmetric arthritis involvement of the SI joints   it is not ankylosing spondylitis, or IBD  
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can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree   Reiter Syndrome  
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arthritis, nongonococcal urethritis, conjunctivitis   Reiter Syndrome  
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often follows a GU or GI infection   Reiter Syndrome  
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Ankylosing spondylitis must be   symmetric  
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distal predominance, soft tissue swelling, periostitis, proliferative erosions with fuzzy margins   Hallmarks of Reiter syndrome and Psoriatic Arthritis  
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deposits of monosodium urate crystals in a joint   gout  
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it takes 4-6 years for radiographic evidence to occur with __   gout  
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gout of the great toe   podagra  
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well defined sclerotic erosions, soft tissue nodules, random distribution   gout  
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has the same clinical manifestations as gout but is caused by calcium pryrophosphate dihydrate deposition   pseudogout  
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has weird DJD locations (shoulder, elbow, radiocarpals, MCP   pseudogout  
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__ is associated with primary hyperparathyroidism, gout, hemochromatosis   pseudogout  
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pain, cartilage calcification (chondrocalcinosis), joint destruction   pseudogout  
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knee, triangular figrocartilage of wrist, pubic symphysis   common CPPD chondrocalcinosis sites  
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the worst joint you will ever see   neuropathic (Charcot) joints  
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inaccurate muscle action and loss of reflexes   neuropathic (Charcot) joints  
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seen in diabetes, paralysis with continued limb use, tabes dorsalis of syphilis   neuropathic (Charcot) joints  
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destruction, dislocation, heterotopic new bone-debris or detritus   neuropathic (Charcot) joints  
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most common neuropathic joint   Lisfranc Charcot Joint  
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Inflammation of synovial membrane with purulent effusion   septic arthritis  
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treat __ urgently   septic arthritis  
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Fever and hot, red, painful, distended joint with decreased range of motion Rapid Complications--Joint destruction, Osteomyelitis, Sepsis, and even Death   septic arthritis  
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most common site for septic arthritis in adults   knee  
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most common site for septic arthritis in children   hip  
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x-ray of joint with septic arthritis   often normal  
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elbow effusion + trauma = __   fracture  
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joint pain + effusion = __   septic arthritis  
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if you see a posterior fat lucency on the elbow it is an   effusion  
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the anterior fat pad in the elbow should   hug the bone  
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if the elbows anterior fat pad is not hugging the bone but is giving the sail sign it is __   an effusion  
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Osteonecrosis from Steroids, Trauma, Sickle Cell Disease, Idiopathic   avascular necrosis  
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effusion, patchy sclerosis in otherwise normal joint, subchondral lucency, collapse of articular surface and fragmentation   avascular necrosis  
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Inflammatory Granulomatous Disease,Bone Manifestations:Destructive lytic lesions, lace-like appearance   sarcoid  
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osteoporosis, soft tissue wasting   collagen-vascular disease  
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best imaging modality for arthritis   plain films  
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