week 6 Mobility MSK/arthritis/gout

Question 1

compartment syndrome 6 p’s

Answer 1

Pain - out of proportion
Pressure- can’t move
Paresthesia (late) - pins & needles
Pallor
Pulselessness (very bad)
Paralysis (last late) - 4-6hr nerve ischemia

Question 2

Compartment syndrome definition

Answer 2

Pressure in a bone’s compartments
Neuro assess!
Perfusion issue
only need 1 of these to inform doc

Question 3

Meds for RH

Answer 3

NSAIDS
Prednisone (Deltasone)
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex) - DMARD nonbiologic
Infliximab (Remicade) - DMARD biological

Question 4

chronic gout can lead to this disease

Answer 4

Secondary Osteoarthritis (OA)

Question 5

RH can lead to this disease

Answer 5

Osteoporosis

Question 6

What is the main factor that causes inflammation and joint destruction in RA and how?

Answer 6

-TNF- tumor necrosis factor
- TNF promotes neutrophil and macrophages infiltration into the joints
- this causes joint destruction