Chapter 52 Flashcards
TRUE or FALSE: ankylosing spondylitis causes vertebral fusion
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE: lyme disease is caused by a spirochete whose vector is most often the deer tick
TRUE
The cause of fibromyalgia syndrome is ______
unknown
What is characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Systemic manifestations
What is characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Inflammatory disease
What is characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Symmetric presentation
What is characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Pain at rest
What is characteristic of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Lab abnormalities
Are the following characteristics consistent with Osteoarthritis?
Systemic Manifestations, Inflammatory disease, Symmetric presentation, pain at rest, lab abnormalities.
N0
___________ causes the development of osteophyte spurs
osteoarthritis
A characteristic manifestation of SLE that worsens during exacerbations or with exposure to ultraviolet light is…
butterfly facial rash
The underlying pathologic process of gout is…
impaired metabolism of uric acid
In the vast majority of patients with RA, lab testing reveals a/an?
positive rheumatoid factor
________ is a multisystem inflammatory disease
scleroderma
Narrowing of the joint spaces of weight-bearing joints is a characteristic x-ray finding in…
osteoarthritis
