Bones of the hand and wrist | Rheumatoid arthritis | MORE rheumatoid arthritis with a dash of osteoarthritis | MORE bones of the hand and wrist :) | Waiting times |
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What is the most commonly fractured carpal bone of the wrist
Scaphoid
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Where is the primary site of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis?
Synovium
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How long does early morning stiffness last in rheumatoid arthritis?
30 - 60 minutes
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What is bone number 8?
Scaphoid bone
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What is the waiting time target for A&E in the UK?
4 hours
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Which joints are more commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis
proximal interphalangeal joints and the metacarpal pharyngeal joints
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Which cells make up the synovium membrane and proliferate in response to cytokines of inflammation?
Fibroblast - like synoviocyes
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Which joints are commonly affected in osteoarthritis
Distal interphalangeal joints and proximal interphalangeal joints
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What is bone number 7?
lunate bone
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How to patients book their first hospital appointment with a specialist?
NHS e - referral service
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How many bones of the wrist are there?
8
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What are the key cytokines involved in the inflammatory process of rheumatoid arthritis?
IL - 6, IL - 1 and TNF - alpha
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Which joints are most commonly affected in rheumatoid arthritis?
small joints of the hands and feet
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What is bone number 5?
pisiform bone
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What is the average wait time to see a specialist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?
4 weeks
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What 3 bones makes up the radiocarpal wrist joint?
scaphoid, lunate and triquetrum
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what stimulates osteoclasts to erode bone?
RANKL - RANK binding
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What is commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis?
NSAIDS
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What is bone number 4?
Hamate bone
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What is the maximum waiting time for non urgent treatments on the NHS
18 Weeks
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What type of joints are the metacarpal pharyngeal joints?
Biaxial condyloid synovial joints
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What is the prevalence of Rheumatoid arthritis?
1%
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What often indicates that someone has Rheumatoid arthritis?
Positive anti CCP and positive RF
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What is bone number 2?
Trapezoid bone
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What is the maximum waiting time for suspected cancer/urgent referral?
2 weeks
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