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ExRx Final (KNES 4286) Exam Practice Questions and Answers Inflammation of a joint - Answer️️ -Arthritis ______ Americans are diagnosed with arthritis - Answer️️ -46.4 million What are the 2 reasons for the growing # of cases of arthritis? - Answer️️ - - Aging - Obesity What is a...

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ExRx Final (KNES 4286) Exam Practice
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Inflammation of a joint - Answer✔️✔️-Arthritis

______ Americans are diagnosed with arthritis - Answer✔️✔️-46.4 million

What are the 2 reasons for the growing # of cases of arthritis? - Answer✔️✔️-
- Aging

- Obesity

What is arthritis treated with? - Answer✔️✔️-Exercise

______ is swollen inflamed synovial membrane & erosion. - Answer✔️✔️-
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

_____: bone ends rub together & thinned cartilage - Answer✔️✔️-
Osteoarthritis (OA)

What happens to collagen fibers as we age? - Answer✔️✔️-Shorten, lose
elasticity

What kind of cartilage is in synovial joints? - Answer✔️✔️-Articular cartilage

What happens to synovial joints as we age? - Answer✔️✔️-- Cushion loss

- Reduced capillary blood supply to synovial membrane = less fluid =
stiffness, immobility




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What happens to the spine as we age? - Answer✔️✔️-Stiffness and reduced
flexibility

OA is _____________ (wear and tear; overuse) - Answer✔️✔️-Degenerative

______% show OA evidence on x-ray by age ______ , but symptoms come
later - Answer✔️✔️-- 90%

- by age 40 (may start before age 40)

Why does articular cartilage thin over time? - Answer✔️✔️-Decreased fluid
and collagen

What does friction between articulating surfaces cause in a patient? -
Answer✔️✔️-- Pain

- Limited ROM

Bone-on-bone is _____________ ______________ of articular cartilage. -
Answer✔️✔️-Complete degradation

What symptoms does bone-on-bone cause in a patient? - Answer✔️✔️-- Pain

- Inflammation

- Weak ligaments

- Atrophy

Bone-on-bone causes the bone to thicken, which causes _______ _______ -
Answer✔️✔️-Bone spurs




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Bone-on-bone reduces ________ ________ - Answer✔️✔️-Physical activity
(PA)

What are the 6 OA risk factors? - Answer✔️✔️-- Obesity

- Aging

- Diabetes

- Joint trauma

- Overuse

- CAI

What are the 5 symptoms of OA? - Answer✔️✔️-- Crackling sounds in joints

- Loss of joint ROM

- Unilateral

- Joint pain (more with activity, less with rest; pain experienced in waves)

- Stiffness (~30 min after period of immobility)

What are the goals when treating OA? - Answer✔️✔️-- Reduce symptoms

- Improve ROM

- Slow progression

What are the kinds of medications that are used when treating OA? -
Answer✔️✔️-- Analgesics

- NSAIDs



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