Rheumatology Quiz 1

Welcome back to the blog! In the spirit of new things and fun, this week we have a quiz! I will do a series of these where they will get harder and more interesting. See if we can’t challenge you and get you thinking. This week, “Which Rheumatology Condition Are YOU?” Ha, only kidding, imagine how inapropriate that would be…

The recurrent features are back with legend of the blog and why not do the quiz while listening to rock music with 30 Seconds To Mars at the bottom of the page.

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PLEASE REMEMBER – THIS QUIZ IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR CLINICAL REASONING, IF YOU ARE UNSURE GET ADVICE

This weeks Legend of the Blog is Felicity Thow who will probably dislike any attention provided by this. Unknown to almost everyone on earth she was the first one to suggest taking a unusable spreadsheet of Rheumatology symptoms and making them into a booklet that could be sold essentially launching this website and its shop… That and she is my go to Physio to treat pretty much any injury my family or friends present with. Follow her on twitter or maybe better Instagram for pics of a labrador.

This quiz centres around Spondyloarthritis. Once completed, why not share your score with the world!

Results

#1. Swelling, redness and joint stiffness lasting over 30 mins in the morning is a sign of inflammation True/False

True

True

False

False

#2. Which of these conditions are associated with development of Rheumatic conditions

Select all that apply:

Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s Disease

Sciatica/radicular back pain

Sciatica/radicular back pain

Achilles tendon tear

Achilles tendon tear

Psoriasis

Psoriasis

#3. Which best describes “Spondyloarthritis”

Mostly affecting men, predominantly back pain, better with NSAIDs

Mostly affecting men, predominantly back pain, better with NSAIDs

Affecting men and women equally, inflammatory back pain, better with rest

Affecting men and women equally, inflammatory back pain, better with rest

Affects slightly more men than women, can affect spine and peripheral joints, early morning symptoms worse >30 mins

Affects slightly more men than women, can affect spine and peripheral joints, early morning symptoms worse >30 mins

d. Affects slightly more men than women, worse with activity, early morning symptoms worse >30 mins

d. Affects slightly more men than women, worse with activity, early morning symptoms worse >30 mins

#4. Some Axial Spondyloarthritis patients will be HLA-B27 negative True/False

True

True

False

False

#5. Some Axial Spondyloarthritis patients will not have any inflammation on MRI True/False

True

True

False

False

#6. An equal number of men develop Axial Spondyloarthritis as women True/False

True

True

False

False

#7. Which symptoms can be related to Psoriatic Arthritis

Nail changes

Nail changes

Dactylitis

Dactylitis

Plantarfasciitis

Plantarfasciitis

All of the above

All of the above

#8. Symptoms worse with activity and better with rest are usually reported by Psoriatic Arthritis patients.

True

True

False

False

#9. Psoriatic Arthritis is most likely to present with:

Inflammatory back pain, crohn’s disease, fatigue

Inflammatory back pain, crohn’s disease, fatigue

Peripheral enthesitis, psoriasis, obesity

Peripheral enthesitis, psoriasis, obesity

Multiple MCPJ pain, uveitis, depression

Multiple MCPJ pain, uveitis, depression

1st MTPJ pain, symptom onset at night, family history of gout

1st MTPJ pain, symptom onset at night, family history of gout

Finish

Music Choice: Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Closer To The Edge”

“I don’t remember the moment I tried to forget
I lost myself, is it better not said?
Now I’m closer to the edge
It was a thousand to one and a million to two…”