Osteoarthritis Flashcards
Synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis reveals (low/high) ——–levels of white blood cells.
Synovial fluid analysis in osteoarthritis reveals (low/high) low levels of white blood cells.
(Rheumatoid arthritis/Osteoarthritis—— is caused by mechanical wear and tear leading to articular cartilage destruction.
(Rheumatoid arthritis/Osteoarthritis) Osteoarthritis is caused by mechanical wear and tear leading to articular cartilage destruction.
Osteoarthritis typically causes (narrowed/widened) —— joint spaces.
Osteoarthritis typically causes (narrowed/widened) narrowed joint spaces.
Osteoarthritis is a type of joint disease that most often affects—–joints.
Osteoarthritis is a type of joint disease that most often affects weight-bearing joints.
Osteoarthritis can cause subchondral ——-characterized by a thin layer of bone beneath the cartilage in the joints.
Osteoarthritis can cause subchondral sclerosis characterized by a thin layer of bone beneath the cartilage in the joints.
——– is a polished, ivory-like appearance of bone that occurs in chronic osteoarthritis.
Eburnation is a polished, ivory-like appearance of bone that occurs in chronic osteoarthritis.
——–is a joint disorder that involves subchondral cysts, narrowing of the joint space, and joint sclerosis on radiography.
Osteoarthritis is a joint disorder that involves subchondral cysts, narrowing of the joint space, and joint sclerosis on radiography.
A bowlegged stance or gait may result from (medial/lateral) ——-knee cartilage loss associated with osteoarthritis.
A bowlegged stance or gait may result from (medial/lateral) medial knee cartilage loss associated with osteoarthritis.
Bouchard nodes are osteophytes found at the (proximal/distal) ——– interphalangeal joints in osteoarthritis.
Bouchard nodes are osteophytes found at the (proximal/distal) proximal interphalangeal joints in osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is a joint disorder that (does/does not) ——–involve the metacarpophalangeal joints.
Osteoarthritis is a joint disorder that (does/does not) does not involve the metacarpophalangeal joints.
Osteoarthritis is characterized by (symmetric/asymmetric) ——– joint stiffness, that worsens as the day progresses.
Osteoarthritis is characterized by (symmetric/asymmetric) asymmetric joint stiffness, that worsens as the day progresses.
The top three risk factors for osteoarthritis are—–, ————, and —— .
The top three risk factors for osteoarthritis are age, obesity, and joint trauma.
Osteoarthritis is most common in (men/women) —— .
Osteoarthritis is most common in (men/women) women.
Treatment of osteoarthritis involves pain control with non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and intra-articular ——-.
Treatment of osteoarthritis involves pain control with non-steroidal anti-inflammatories and intra-articular glucocorticoids.
——-nodes are osteophytes found at the distal interphalangeal joints in osteoarthritis.
Heberden nodes are osteophytes found at the distal interphalangeal joints in osteoarthritis.
