Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis primarily affects these 3 bone areas.
What are the spine, hips, and wrists?
These joints are the most common locations affected by osteoarthritis.
What are the knees, hips, spine, and hands?
In RA pathophysiology, inflammation begins in this part of the joint.
What is the synovial membrane?
Osteomyelitis most commonly affects these areas.
What are Legs, feet, and pelvis?
This stage of gout involves sudden severe pain in one joint, often the big toe.
What is acute gout?
This characteristic defines osteoporosis.
This gender has a higher risk of osteoarthritis.
What is female?
This syndrome, associated with RA, causes dry eyes and a dry mouth.
What is Sjögren’s syndrome?
Causes of bone infections.
What is Fungus, parasites, virus, and bacteria?
Diets high in these purine-rich foods increase uric acid production.
What are red meat and seafood?
Most patients experience this level of pain without an injury.
Without an injury.What is no pain/asymptomatic?
This imaging test can show joint-space narrowing and bone spurs in OA.
What is an X-ray?
As RA advances, the synovium thickens and forms these abnormal tissue growths.
What are pannus formations (or abnormal growths)?
MS and integumentary Manifestations of Osteomyelitis.
MS: limp, localized tenderness
Integumentary: drainage and ulcerations, swelling, erythema, and warmth
This common antihypertensive diuretic can trigger gout flares.
What are thiazide diuretics?
The primary scan used to diagnose osteoporosis.
What is a DEXA scan?
This type of surgery replaces all or part of the damaged joint.
What is arthroplasty?
This fluid may be examined to rule out infection or other causes of joint inflammation.
What is synovial fluid?
Osteomyelitis surgical management.
What is Debridement?
These crystals, when found in tophaceous material, confirm gout.
What are urate crystals?
This medication class prevents bone breakdown but may cause jaw erosion.
What are bisphosphonates? (alendronate,ibandronate)
These bony nodules form at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints.
These nodules are found at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints.
What are Heberden’s nodes? (DIP)
What are Bouchard’s nodes? (PIP)
These medications modify the course of RA and slow disease progression.
What are antirheumatic drugs?
The most common diagnostic test used for osteomyelitis.
What is MRI?
Serum levels of this are often elevated in someone diagnosed with gout?
What is uric acid?