RA Flashcards
what are the main factors of the RA?
mechanical stress= especially most used
altered lubrication
immobility= because of the pain
what are the Clinical Manifestations?
- Pain
- Joint swelling
- Limited movement
- Stiffness
- Weakness
- Fatigue
- Warmth
- Erythema
Conditions with sufficient morbidity/mortality to warrant
an expedited diagnosis
is related to?
red flags
list the goals assessments for RA
1- identify red flag
2- make timely diagnosis
3- Provide relief
4- Reassurance
5- Plan for evaluation and treatment
what are the red flags for treating RA?
fractures
infection
organ involvement
which one is for articular or periarticular?
1-Pain Diffuse, deep
tenderness
2-point
1- is articular
2- periarticular
the ROM pain of the articular is?
and for the periarticular is?
for articular the ROM pain in AROM+PROM= all planes
while in periarticular only pain in AROM= few planes
the swelling is common in periarticular while is it uncommon in articular .
true or false
false, opposite
Fibromyalgia
* Fracture
* Bursitis
* Tendinitis
* Enthesitis
* Periostitis
* Carpal tunnel syndrome
* Polymyalgia rheumatica
* Sickle Cell Crisis
* Raynaud’s phenomenon
* Reflex sympathetic
dystrophy
* Myxedema
are all?
non-articular or periarticular pain
how to know if the RA is non-inflamed or inflame disease?
the pain for inflame worsen at morning
while the noninflamed worsen at night
the swelling is at soft tissue with effusion in inflamed RA
and the swelling is bony in noninflamed RA
true or false?
true
morning stiffness lasts for 1 hr. for the noninflamed RA
and there is minor morning stiffness in the inflamed RA
true or false?
false, the opposite
Septic
Gout
Rheumatoid arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
are?
inflamed articular diseases
Bursitis
Enthesitis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Polymyositis
are?
inflamed non-articular
diseases
list non-inflam articular diseases
Osteoarthritis
Charcot Joint
Fracture
list noninflamed and non-articular diseases
Fibromyalgia
Carpal tunnel
Reflex Sympatico Dystrophia
what is the main difference between RA and OA?
RA is inflamed articular
while the OA is noninflamed articular
monoarticular
effecting only one joint
true or false?
true
oligoarticular is more than 4 joints are affected.
true or false?
false, it is polyarticular.
less than 4 joints are effected is?
oligoarticular
osteoarthritis can be only polyarticular
true or false?
false, it can be poly-oligo-or monoarticular