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Arthritis
Rhematoid :

____________________ condition usually begins in the hands . ____________________ distribution . Leads to deformity ( ____________________ deviation of the wrist ) and ankylosis in the spine . Produces pannus formation over the joints ( an exudate or synovial cells . ) ____________________ and Bouchard's nodes .



Osteoarthritis : A degenerative change that occurs in everyone . Usually ____________________ distribution in weight bearing joints such as the hips and knees . Produces decreased ____________________ space , subchondral sclerosis and osteophytes . LEO .

L - - oss of joint space

E - burnation or sub chondral sclerosis

O - ____________________





Gouty arthritis : From inability to properly digest ____________________ . Produces synovial thickening nad secondary inflammatory edema ( no pannus ) . Excess uric acid in the blood leads to ____________________ formation . BIGTOE .



Reiter's : Associated with chlamydia infection . Includes conjunctivitis , ____________________ , and rhemaoid arthritis .

CANT SEE , CANT PEE , CANT ____________________ WITH ME





SLE : A collagen disease ( autoimmune ) that can produce arthritis . Produces skin changes . Libman Sach's endocorditis .

____________________ RASH



Gonococcal : Usually affects the ____________________

HemOphelia : Usually affects the ____________________