Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gout Quiz: RA, OA Comparison

1. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder primarily affecting which type of joints?

Large weight-bearing joints only

Small joints of hands and feet symmetrically

Spine and sacroiliac joints

Single large joints

2. Which finding on X-ray is most consistent with osteoarthritis?

Joint space narrowing and osteophytes

Periarticular soft tissue swelling

Symmetric periarticular osteopenia

Erosions with overhanging margins

3. DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) are primarily used to treat which condition?

Osteoarthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Gout

Mechanical back pain

4. True or False: Rheumatoid arthritis typically affects joints bilaterally and symmetrically.

True

False

5. True or False: Osteoarthritis is an autoimmune disease.

True

False

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7. Which arthritis type is most common in older adults with a history of joint overuse?

Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Gout

Psoriatic arthritis

8. A patient presents with joint pain, swelling, and positive RF and anti-CCP antibodies. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Osteoarthritis

Gout

Rheumatoid arthritis

Septic arthritis

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10. Which medication is most appropriate for acute gout attack management?

Allopurinol

NSAIDs or colchicine

Methotrexate

Hydroxychloroquine

11. A patient with rheumatoid arthritis experiences morning stiffness for 2 hours. What does this indicate?

Poor sleep quality

Active joint inflammation

Osteoarthritis progression

Mechanical joint dysfunction

12. Which of the following is characteristic of osteoarthritis?

Morning stiffness lasting >1 hour

Pain that worsens with activity and improves with rest

Systemic inflammatory response

Elevated rheumatoid factor

13. Gout typically presents with acute pain in which joint first?

Knee

Hip

Great toe (metatarsophalangeal joint)

Wrist

14. Which laboratory test is most specific for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis?

Serum uric acid level

Rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

White blood cell count

15. What is the primary cause of gout attacks?

Uric acid crystal deposition in joints

Cartilage degradation

Autoimmune inflammation

Viral infection

16. Which type of arthritis is primarily caused by wear and tear on joint cartilage?

Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Gout

Lupus arthritis

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Arthritis Quiz: RA, OA or Gout?

1. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder primarily affecting which type of joints?

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2. Which finding on X-ray is most consistent with osteoarthritis?

3. DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) are primarily used to treat which condition?

4. True or False: Rheumatoid arthritis typically affects joints bilaterally and symmetrically.

5. True or False: Osteoarthritis is an autoimmune disease.

6. Gout prophylaxis with allopurinol aims to maintain serum uric acid below ____mg/dL.

7. Which arthritis type is most common in older adults with a history of joint overuse?

8. A patient presents with joint pain, swelling, and positive RF and anti-CCP antibodies. What is the most likely diagnosis?

9. In gout, monosodium urate crystals trigger an inflammatory response via the ____ inflammasome.

10. Which medication is most appropriate for acute gout attack management?

11. A patient with rheumatoid arthritis experiences morning stiffness for 2 hours. What does this indicate?

12. Which of the following is characteristic of osteoarthritis?

13. Gout typically presents with acute pain in which joint first?

14. Which laboratory test is most specific for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis?

15. What is the primary cause of gout attacks?

16. Which type of arthritis is primarily caused by wear and tear on joint cartilage?

17. Osteoarthritis is classified as a ____ degenerative joint disease.

18. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by inflammation of the ____.

19. A patient with gout should avoid foods high in ____.

20. A patient with acute gout attack shows needle-shaped, negatively birefringent crystals in synovial fluid. This confirms ____.