Test 1 Flashcards
In RA what happens to the synovial membrane?
inflamed
TMJ involved in ___ percent of RA pts
75%
Are prophylactic antibiotics needed in RA for joiont prostheses?
only if recommended by MD
9 complications of RA.
- digital gangrene
- skin ulcers
- muscle atrophy
- sjogren’s syndrome
- TMJ involvement
- pulmonary interstitital fibrosis
- pericarditis
- anemia
- thrombocytopenia
RA causes destruction of condylar heads leading to what?
anterior open bite
6 drugs for RA.
- penicillamine
- gold compounds
- antimalarials
- sulfasalazine
- immunosuppressives
- surgical mgmt
salicylates, NSAIDS, penicillamine, antimalarials, sulfasalazine, immunosuppressives, and gold compounds all delay what?
healing
These nodes are of distal interphalangeal joints in OA.
heberden’s nodes (bouchard’s nodes are proximal)
Primary generalized OA appears most often in (men/women).
women
4 analgesics that treat OA.
- tylenol
- ASA
- NSAIDs
- narcotics
These 2 analgesics for OA may inc bleeding
- ASA
2. NSAIDs
[D] defect of bone quantity. Reduced mineralized bone mass. fragile bones that fracture. impaired healing.
osteoporosis
5 risk factors for osteoporosis.
- immobilization
- multiple myeloma
- excessive ionizing radiation
- malnutrition
- intestinal malabsorption
How much vitamin D do men need a day?
1000mg
Where’s the first place Osteoporosis appears?
jaws