Co-existing diseases- Rheumatoid Arthritis:

Question 1

Rheumatoid Arthritis:
it is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by systemic polyarthropathy. does it have significant systemic involvement?

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

has involvement where in the spine (that we worry about)

Answer 2

cervical

Question 3

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

most common in males or females age 30-50

Answer 3

females

Question 4

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

is there cricoarytenoid involvement?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

what kind of cardiac changes are seen

Answer 5

pericardial effusion
Aortic regurg
Cardiac conduction abnormalities
Cardiac valves fibrosis
Coronary artery arteritis

Question 6

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

what can happen to lungs

Answer 6

pulm fibrosis

pleural effusion

Question 7

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

Do they develop restrictive or obstructive pulm disease

Answer 7

restrictive

Question 8

Rheumatoid Arthritis:

what do you want to evaluate with the airway?

Answer 8

Head movement

Hoarsness or stridor

Question 9

Osteoarthritis:

is a degenerative process that affects the articular cartilage and differs from RA how

Answer 9

OA lacks the inflammatory reaction (thus no corticosteroids are used)

Question 10

Osteoarthritis:

degenerative changes are primarily located where?

Answer 10

middle to lower cervical spine and lower lumbar