Skeletal Sysm DnD

Question 1

Inflammation of skeletal joints

Answer 1

Arthritis? two types?

Question 2

Wear and tear disorder usually found in 80% of Americans

degenerative joint disease which wears off the articular cartilage.

Worsens with activity

TX:
-NSAIDS,
- Glucosamine/Chondroitin
(found in the cartilage)

Answer 2

osteoporosis

Question 3

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 3

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE which attacks connective tissue and fuses joints
thickening of synovial membrane

worse in the morning before activity

symptoms: tendonitis, bursitis (inflammation of bursa sac)

TX: NSAIDS, glucosamine/chondroitin

Question 4

Osteoporosis

Answer 4

Skeletal bones lose bone mass and become more porous. easily fractal

first signs can be easy fractures
- wrist, hip, spine

x3’s more common in woman

TX: can only slow down the process

• weighted exercise
• diet
  -meds

Question 5

Gout

Answer 5

Build up or uric acid in between joints
uric acid is the breakdown of molecules called purines

• most common in big-toe

TX:
- most likely to be told diet changes: [avoid purine foods]
- if brutal: surgery
- medications

Question 6

Kyphosis

Answer 6

Hunchback:
outward curvature

Question 7

Lordosis

Answer 7

inward curvature

Question 8

Scoliosis

Answer 8

“S” shaped spine
- can use brace to fix
-messes up placement of organs

Question 9

Rickets

Answer 9

Lack of Vitamin D and calcium in children
symptoms: bowlegs/pigeon breast
can cause osteomalacia: softening of bones
TX: calcium/vitamin D

Question 10

Osteomalacia

Answer 10

Lack of vitamin D and calcium in adults.
softening of bones

Question 11

Sprain

Answer 11

tearing of ligaments

R: rest
I: ice in intervals
C: compress with brace/cast
E: elevate for the circulation of blood [above heart level]