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Which of the following is true regarding Rheumatoid arthritis?


  1. Typically involves small and large joints symmetrically but spares the cervical spine.
  2. Causes pleural effusion with low sugar.
  3. Pulmonary nodules are absent.
  4. Enthesopathy prominent.

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  1. Ans- 2. Causes pleural effusion with low sugar.

    Other options:
    1. RA nearly always affects multiple joints (it is a polyarthritis), most commonly small joints of the hands, feet and cervical spine, but larger joints like the shoulder and knee can also be involved.

    3. Symptoms of Rhuematoid lung are as follows (listed in order by commonality):

    a. Pleural involvement (pleurisy, effusions)

    b. Pulmonary parenchymal nodules

    c. Rheumatoid-associated interstitial lung disease

    d. Bronchiolitis obliterans
    organizing pneumonia

    e.Obliterative bronchiolitis (obstructive lung disease/bronchiectasis)

    f.Rheumatoid-associated pulmonary hypertension

    g.Pulmonary vasculitis/arteritis

    h.Shrinking lung syndrome

    4. Enthesopathy: Symptoms that are more typical of psoriatic arthritis than other forms of arthritis include inflammation in the Achilles tendon (at the back of the heel) or the Plantar fascia (bottom of the feet)

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