Med-Surg Chp 63 Caring for Clients With Orthopedic and Connective Tissue Disorders

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Chronic connective tissue disorder of the spine and surrounding cartilaginous joints, such as the sacroiliac joints and soft tissues around the vertebrae.

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ankylosing spondylitis

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joint immobility

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ankylosis

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general condition characterized by inflammation and degeneration of a joint

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arthritis

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surgical reconstruction of a joint, using an artificial joint that restores previously lost function and relieves pain

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arthroplasty

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bony enlargement of the proximal interphalangeal joints

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Bouchard nodes

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inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that cushions bone ends to enhance a gliding movement

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bursitis

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type of arthritis that is characterized by a slow and steady progression of destructive changes in weight-bearing joints and those that are repeatedly used for work

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degenerative joint disease

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pain in the fibrous tissues of the body such as muscles, ligaments, and tendons

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fibromyalgia syndrome

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painful metabolic disorder involving an inflammatory reaction within the joints that usually affects the feet (especially the great toe), hands, elbows, ankles, and knees

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gout

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deformity of the great (large) toe at its metatarsophalangeal joint

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hallux valgus

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flexion deformity of the interphalangeal joint that may involve several toes

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hammer toe

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bony enlargement of the distal interphalangeal joints

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Heberden nodes

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accumulation of uric acid in the blood

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hyperuricemia

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new bone cells

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involucrum

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chronic inflammatory process and multisystem disease caused by a spirochetal bacterium that is transmitted to humans from deer ticks

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Lyme disease

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is a flexion deformity of the DIP joint and can affect several toes

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mallet toe

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metabolic bone disease characterized by inadequate mineralization of bone, resulting from a calcium or phosphate deficiency

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osteomalacia

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infection of the bone

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osteomyelitis

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disorder in which bone density decreases, resulting in porous and fragile bones

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osteoporosis

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chronic bone disorder characterized by abnormal bone remodeling

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Paget disease

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destructive vascular granulation tissue

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pannus

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term for different types of recognized inflammatory disorders that involve inflammation and degeneration of connective tissue structures, especially joints

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rheumatic disorders

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systemic inflammatory disorder of connective tissue/joints characterized by chronicity, remissions, and exacerbations

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rheumatoid arthritis

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pocket of necrotic bone

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sequestrum

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a diffuse connective tissue disease

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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procedure to remove the lining of the joint; performed when the lining is inflamed and contributing to the pain the client is experiencing

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synovectomy

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inflammation of a synovial membrane of a joint

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synovitis

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collections of urate crystals found in the cartilage of the outer ear (pinna), the great toe, hands, and other joints, ligaments, bursae, and tendons in clients with gout

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