ESR rises with age and are higher in women and can be used to monitor disease activity, especially in what diseases
- giant cell arteritis
what marker of inflammation is used for assessment of disease activity, synthesized in liver, increased by proinflammatory cytokines and can activate complement and promote phagocytosis
CRP
what level of CR is inflammatory
greater than 8
this is an autoantibody that targets the Fc portion of IgG?
What type of antibody is it most commonly
- IgM
Rheumatoid factor and RA
Anti CCP plus + RF
99.5% specificity for RA
Homogenous pattern immunofluorescense for ANA? Rim pattern? Anti Sm antibodies? Speckled anti SSA/B? Anticentromere?
the malar rash in SLE spares what
nasolabial folds
arthritis in SLE
-2 or more peripheral joints
hematologic finding in SLE
basically every down except reticulocytes are up
what can give a false positibe RPR (test for syphilis)
SLE
what is the Jones Criteria for Rheumatic Fever?
what level of uric acid is hyperuricemia?
> 6.8 mg/dl
what are tophi
nodular deposits of monosodium urate crystals in the skin from gout
what is podagra
acute onset, monoarticular, often 1st MTP joint affected by gout
Treatment of acute Gout
chronic management of gout
- Probenecid: block tubular resorption of urate and increased uric acid excretion
what imaging is sensitive for soft tissue abnormalities (synovitis, tendonitis, bursitis) and erosions
US
what imaging for RA symmetrical involvement of MCP, periarticular osteopenia erosions
Radiography
MRI is good for what?
downfalls?
what is Enthesopathy
-inflammation of ligaments and tendons where they insert into bony attachments . .hallmark for reactive arthritis
what hand joints are spared in RA
DIPs
DIPs involved in OA . .what nodes
Herbedens