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Connective Tissue Diseases: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Quizzes of Health sciences

Definitions and information on various terms related to connective tissue diseases, specifically osteoarthritis (oa) and rheumatoid arthritis (ra). Topics covered include causes, physical manifestations, early manifestations, treatments, and assessment findings.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 12/09/2012

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Most common connective tissue diseas

OA

TERM 2

Primary causes of osteoarthritis

DEFINITION 2

DevelopmentalGeneticMetabolicTraumatic

TERM 3

Secondary causes of osteoarthritis

DEFINITION 3

previous traumaother inflammatory joint diseasesmetabolic

diseasesgeneticobesityaging

TERM 4

Physical manifestations of osteoarthitis

DEFINITION 4

joint paincrepitusenlarged jointsjoint effusion

TERM 5

Early manifestations of RA?

DEFINITION 5

InflammationLow grade feverFatigueGeneralized

weaknessAnorexiaParesthesiasSynovitis

DMARDs

disease modifying anti-rheumatic

TERM 7

Trigger for RA

DEFINITION 7

autoimmune triggered by stress

TERM 8

Treatments of OA

DEFINITION 8

Analgesics and NSAIDs and steroids right into the joint

TERM 9

Causes of Lupus

DEFINITION 9

autoimmunegeneticenvironmentalhormonalmedicationsAA

race

TERM 10

Clinical manifestations of Lupus

DEFINITION 10

musculoskeletal involvementbutterfly rashoral

ulcerspericarditisrenal and CNS involvement

Assessment findings of

Lupus

Fever, fatigue, weight loss, possible arthritis, and pleuresy

TERM 12

What drugs are used to treat

Lupus

DEFINITION 12

NSAIDscorticosteroids

TERM 13

Discoid lupus erythematosus

DEFINITION 13

Affects skin only (not systematic)round lesionsaggravated by

UVdiagnosed by skin biopsytreated with topical cortisone

creams