Class 5 Flashcards
Osteoarthritis
Degeneration of joints
Osteoarthritis etiology
Primary OA: Idiopathic
Secondary OA: joint trauma
Osteoarthritis general info
Normal wear and tear as one ages
Cardinal symptom of osteoarthritis
Pain
Other common OSteoarthritis locations
Knee, spine, hip
Common osteoarthritis places in hand
Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes
Osteoarthritis treatment
Anti-inflammatories, pain killers
How high impact activity affects osteoarthritis
trade off: increases pain but makes bones stronger
Osteoarthritis cartilage
cartilage breaks down by wear and tear
Rheumatoid arthritis is what?
Systemic inflammatory disease mostly in joints
Rheumatoid arthritis mostly affects whom?
women age 25-50
RA onset
gradual
RA symptom frequency
Intermittent, months to years, Remissions and exacerbations
RA causes what
Inflammation of joints
Pannus formation is what?
Synovial membrane grows/ affects surrounds bone/cartilage
RA symptoms
Pain, stiffness > 2 hours
RA begins where
Hands and wrists
Most common RA places
PIP, MCP, wrist, knee, MTP, subtalar, c1,c2
Hand deformities
Swan neck - pip hyperextend, dip flexed
Boutonniere - pip flexed, dip extended
Pleurisy (RA)
Pericarditis of lungs
Rheumatic nodules form % of individuals
in 50% of individuals
Rheumatoid factor how much % of RA cases
In 85% of people with RA
ESR and C-reactive protein (RA)
Blood tests for inflammation
RA treatment
Immunosuppressants - suppress immune system
