RA OA
Identifying factors Autoimmune disorder more
common with women causes
inflammation in synovium
Morning stiffness grater
than 30 min
Swan neck of DIP and PIP
Fatigue
Fever
Anemia
Degenerative dis
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RA OA
Identifying factors Autoimmune disorder more
common with women causes
inflammation in synovium
Morning stiffness grater
than 30 min
Swan neck of DIP and PIP
Fatigue
Fever
Anemia
Degenerative disk dieses. Cartilage over the
join surfaces is damaged
Morning stiffness less than 30 min
(short duration of pain)
Joints swollen and tender
Heberden’s nodes- nodules on
distal finger joints
Bouchard’s- nodules on proximal
joints
First line treatment 1. NSAIDS
2. Steroids oral then injection
3. Antirheumatic drugs
4. Anti TNF (due not give if
immune system is down)
Refer to rheumatologist
5. Acetaminophen 325-650mg 4-6 hrs.
6. Short acting NSAID’s if no refile from
Tylenol
7. Use PPI for GI protection
8. Can use topical NSAIDS capsaicin cream
Stop smoking, weight bearing exercises,
heat or ice
What do you
monitor during
treatment
Sed rate
CBC (mild microcytic and
normocytic anemia)
RF factor:
X-ray (show bony erosion,
joint space narrowing,
subluxation)
Negative labs and findings
What’s effected Hands wrist, elbows, ankles, feet
and shoulder
“sausage joints”
Large weight bearing bones (hips knees
spines
Unilateral vs
bilateral
Bilateral Unilateral
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Temporal Arteritis (giant cell)
Identifying factors Bilateral join stiffness in shoulders
neck, hips, and torsos
Can quickly develop GCA
Acute temporal headache with temporal
arteries inflamed. Inflammatory disorder of
medium and large arteries of body
Scalp tenderness and along temple
Temporal artery warm tender and
feels cord like
Pain with chewing
Vision impairment to one side
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First line treatment Oral steroids 1. High dose steroids n 40-60 mg
2. Optho or ED
3. Temporal artery biopsy gold
standard
What do you
monitor during
treatment
Sed rate
CRP
Sed rate > 100 mm/hr
CRP will be elevated
What’s effected Shoulder, hips, torso, neck Temporal arties on one side
Can feel pain in scalp and pain in jaw with
chewing
Unilateral vs
bilateral
Bilateral stiffness lasting longer
than 30 min
Unilateral headache
Systemic lupus Erythematous
Identifying factors Multisystem autoimmune disease
affecting women
Remission and exacerbation
Rash butterfly shape face
First line treatment Topical and oral steroids
Plaquenil
Methotrexate
Biologics
Refer to rheumatologist
What do you
monitor during
treatment
UA positive for proteinuria
What’s effected Skin, kidneys, heart, and blood
vessels
Avoid sun
Cover skin with clothes and hats
Use SPF cccc
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