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Saturday 7 May 2011

mindmap inflammatory arthritis

i couldn't really put 3 mindmaps together so. here's the mindmap for inflammatory arthritis.



inflammatory arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arththritis
    • properties
      • chronic systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease
      • undetermined etiology
      • affects synovial membranes and articular structures of multiple joints
      • female : Male 3:1
      • 25-50yrs
    • etiopathogenesis
      • 3 components
        • infectious triggers
        • genetic predisposition
          • twins
          • HLA DR4 / 1
        • autoimmune response
          • CD4+ T cells, B cells, macrophages stimulate immune cascade
          • result in synovial inflammation and joint destruction
      • associtation with
        • female sex
        • psychological stress
        • hormones?
    • clinical features
      • slow onset
      • classical symptoms
        • morning joint stiffness more than 1 hour
        • arthritis more than 3 joints
        • hand - PIP, MCP and wrist
        • bilateral and symmetrical
        • rheumatoid nodules
      • others
        • general malaise
        • weakness
        • fever
        • weight loss
        • myalgia
    • examination
      • spares DIP
      • joint exam
        • edema
        • effusion
        • warmth
        • tenderness
        • decreased ROM
        • swan-neck deformities
        • rheumatoid nodules
    • diagnosis
      • ACR and EULAR for early diagnosis
      • criteria include...
        • joint involvement
        • Autoantibody status
        • acute-phase responce
        • symptom duration
    • lab investigation
      • Anemia
      • lab criteria for 2010 ACR / EULAR
        • positive serum RF
        • Positive APCA (Anti citrullinated protein antibody)
        • ESR+
        • CRP+
        • ANA+
      • X-ray
        • seen only in late stages
        • bony erosions
        • cysts
        • osteopenia
        • joint space swelling
          • acute
        • narrowed joint space
          • chronic
    • treatment
      • traditional
        • physiotherapy
        • NSAIDs
        • analgesia
        • DMARDS
      • current recommendations
        • earlier use of DMARDs
          • reduces swelling and pain
          • decrease acute phase markers
          • limit progressive joint damage
          • improves function
    • extra-articular manifestations
      • heart
        • carditis
        • pericarditis
        • VHD
        • conduction defects
      • lungs
        • pleuritis
        • intrapulmonary nodules
        • interstitial fibrosis
        • pleural effusion
      • liver
        • hepatitis
      • eye
        • scleritis
        • episcleritis
        • dry eyes
      • blood
        • vasculitis
      • skin
        • subcutaneous nodules
        • palmar etrythyma
        • rashes
      • CNS
        • cervical myopathy
        • peripheral myopathy
  • juvenile RA
    • types
      • oligoarticular
      • polyarticular
      • systemic
    • differences bet. RA
      • F:M 2;1
      • oligoarthritis more common
      • large joints affected
      • no rheumatic nodules
      • before age 16yrs
      • minimum 6wk duration
      • good prognosis - 70-90% recover
      • pathogenesis similar to RA
  • osteoarthritis (degenerative)
    • properties
      • most common articular disease
      • 30% 45-65yrs
      • 80% of people affected at 8th decade
      • now classified as inflammatory
        • due to the fact that there is a role of cytokines and metalloproteinases
      • affect weight-bering joints
        • knees
        • hips
        • cervical
        • lumbosacral spine
        • feet
        • DIP
        • PPP
      • cartilage grossly affected
      • types
        • oligoarticular 95%
        • monoarticular
          • due to secondary cause
            • previous trauma
            • developmental abnormality
            • systemic causes
              • DM
              • Ochronosis
              • hemochromatosis
              • obesity
    • clinical course
      • deep aching pain
        • main reason to seek medical attention
        • more with activity, relieved with rest
        morning stiffness
        crepitus in use
        limited ROM
        osteophytes
        • may cause nerve entrapment
        joint instability 
    • morphology
      • chondocyte at superficial articular cartilage
        • proliferation
        • enlargement
        • disorganisation
      • fibrillation and cracking matrix
      • bone eburnation
      • osteophytes formation
      • pannus
      • subchondral cyst
    • risk factors
      • age
      • obesity
      • female
      • trauma
      • infection
      • repetitive occupational trauma
      • genetic factors
      • history of inflammatory arthritis
    • pathogenesis
      •  
        • proteolytic breakdown of cartilage matrix
        • increased production of metalloproteinases
          • collagenase etc
        • normal amount of tissue inhibitors of TIMP1 / 2 are insufficient to counteract proteolytic effect
      •  
        • more fibrillation and erosion of cartilage surface
        • release of proteoglycan and collagen fragments into synovial fluid
      •  
        • chronic inflammatory responce initiation
        • synovial macrophages produce cytokines,
          • IL1
          • TNF-a
        • more destruction of cartilage
        • compensatory bone overgrowth to stabilize joint
        • change in joint architecture
    • DD
      • need to differentiate between RA
      • secondary OA
        • Joint trauma
        • metabolic bone diseases
        • hyperactive joints
    • investigations
      • rule out other causes by
        • ESR
        • Synovial fluid analysis
      • X-ray
        • osteophytes
        • assymetric joint-space narrowing
        • subchondral sclerosis
        • subchondral cyst formation
    • management
      • non-pharmacological
        • patient education
        • weight loss
        • exercise
        • physical therapy
        • reduce joint stress
        • proper posture
        • weight bearing and muscle strenghtening
      • pharmacological
        • paracetamol / acetaminophen for pain
        • NSAIDs
        • COX2 inhibitors
        • Misoprostol / H pump inhibitors
        • Analgesic tramadol
        • Narcotics for severe pain
        • intra-articular glucocorticoids
      • surgical care
        • joint lavage
        • artheroscopy
        • osteotomy
        • arthroplasty
          • relieves pain
          • improve function
          • give approx 8-15yr pain-free time
  • Seronegative Spondyoartheropaties
    • key features
      • inflammation of axial joints
      • peripheral aethritis
      • enthesitis (contrasting to RA)
      • HLA B27+ (similar to RA)
    • general properties
      • No rheumatologic factors
      • genetic predisposition
      • intitiated by environmental factors
      • immune-mediated T-cell responce
    • Psoritic
      • 5-10% of psoritic ptn
      • Characteristic radiological appearance
        • pencil in cup deformity
      • nail changes prominent
        • pitting
        • discolouration
        • dystrophy
        • onycholysis
      • course
        • 30% have chronic destructive aethritis
      • patterns of joint involvement
        • asymmetric oligoartheritis
        • symmetric polyarthritis 40% - similar to RA
        • DIP joint involvement 15%
        • Spondylitis / sacroiliitis 20-40%
      • evaluation
        • rheumatoid negative
        • hypoproliferative anemia
        • hyperuricemia sometimes present
        • HIV suspected in severe disease
    • Enteropathic
      • 5-20% ptn with IBD
      • rist increase with extent of colonic involvement
      • extraintestinal manifestation
        • dermatologic
        • rheumatologic
        • ocular
        • hepatobiliary
        • urologic
    • reactive arthritis
      • classical triads
        • arthritis
        • conjuctivitis
        • urethritis / vaginitis
      • clinical presentation
        • 1-3 wk after infective event
        • usually assymetrical aethritis, oligoarticular
        • balanitis in male ptn
        • can be chronic and intermittant
        • constitutional
          • fatigue
          • malaise
          • fever
          • weight loss
      • infective triggers
        • chlamydia
        • ureaplasma urealyticum
        • enteric infections
          • shigella
          • salmonella
          • typhoid
          • campylobacter
      • complications
        • acute anteirior uveities
        • carditis
        • keratoderma blenorrhagica
      • radiological appearance
        • bony spurs in high-impact bones
    • ankylosing spondyoartheropathy
      • classical triads
        • morning stiffness
        • inflammatory Low Back Pain
        • immobilization of back
      • complications
        • spinal fusion
        • aortic valve insufficiency
      • extraspinal symptoms
        • enthesitis
        • uveitis
          • blur vision
          • red eye
          • painful eye
          • excess lacrimation
      • morphology
        • "?" shaped kyphosis
        • lumber lordosis obliteration
        • bamboo-like spine X-ray
        • joint-line of SacroIliac Joint
      • physical examination findings
        • tenderness over involved joints
        • diminished chest expansion
        • diminished anterior flextion of lumber spine (shober test)

2 comments:

  1. the map is not clear. could you please upload a better one

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  2. Hi. thanks for your input. yeah I do agree I can't see anything here. I'm not sure how to increase the size of the pic... but I have uploaded a PDF format here -

    http://www.mediafire.com/?1nsff0r8b252rdy


    hope it helps.

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