1. Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions affect

A. 50 Million Americans
B. 30 Million Americans
C. 20 Million Americans
D. 40 Million Americans

2. Which of the following accurately describes Still's disease?

A. It is a polyarticular joint disease.
B. Usually begins before age of 16.
C. Most often affects girls more than boys.
D. All of the above.

3. Rheumatoid arthritis and Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis are considered to be

A. Auto Immune disorders.
B. Life- Threatning
C. A disease of men only.
D. A and B.

4. Ankylosing Spondylitis is

A. A chronic progressive sero-negative spondyloarthropathy.
B. An autoimmune disease that affects collagen structures.
C. A and B.
D. None of the Above.

5. Ankylosing Spondylitis specifically affects the joints

A. Of the hands.
B. Between the Vertebrae of the spine.
C. A and B.
D. All of the above.

6. Psoriatic Arthritis

A. Typically occurs between the ages of 10-25.
B. May develop at any age, but typically occurs between ages of 30 and 50.
C. A and B.
D. All of the above.

7. Sjogren's Syndrome is

A. Characterized by changes in patient's immune system that results in destruction of moisture producing glands.
B. Is a chronic illness.
C. A syndrome that affects many body parts including eyes, mouth, lungs and kidneys.
D. All of the above.

8. Reiter's syndrome is

A. Characterized by urethritis and conjunctivitis.
B. Sero-negative arthropathy
C. An arthropathy of unknown etiology.
D. All of the above.

9. Gout is

A. Is a condition in which crystals of uric acid will deposit in joints.
B. Can be caused by dietary factors.
C. Has been recognized since antiquity.
D. All of the above.

10. Tendons are

A. Fibrous cords that attach bone to bone.
B. Fibrous Cord that attach muscles to bone.
C. Are synovial sacs.
D. A and B.

11. Small vessel vasculitis accounts for ________ percent of leg ulceration in rheumatoid arthritis.

A. 50%
B. 70%-85%
C. 10-20%
D. 5%

12. Felty's syndrome characteristically consists of

A. Splenomegaly
B. Rheumatoid Arthritis
C. Leukopenia
D. All of the above.

13. Arthralgia is defined as

A. An auto-immune disease.
B. Pain that affects a joint.
C. A and B
D. B only.

14. RA typically occurs between the ages of

A. 25-50
B. 85-90.
C. 10-12
D. All of the above.

15. RA etiology is

A. Diet related
B. Environmental
C. Unknown
D. None of the above.

16. Osteoarthritis afflicts

A. 10x as many women then men.
B. 3x as many women then men.
C. 5x as many women as men
D. 30x as many women as men.

17. Vasculitic ulcers are associated with

A. Infiltration and inflammation of small vessels in the skin.
B. Gangrene.
C. Granulation tissue.
D. B and C.

18. Which genetic marker is often associated with AS?

A. HLA-B27.
B. I-95.
C. HLA-B22
D. None of the above.

19. Kawasaki Syndrome

A. Is an infectious disease.
B. Etiology is unknown.
C. Affects children under 5 years of age.
D. All of the above.

20. The soft tissues overlying the joint in patients with gout

A. is red
B. is hot
C. is swollen
D. All of the above.