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16 Rheumatology

ankylosing spondylitis CORRECT ANSWER chronic, inflammatory joint disease that causes joint pain/swelling, which primarily affects the spine and SI joints; however, larger peripheral joints can also be affected gradual onset of LBP with initial onset in early 20s; SI joint pain; > 3 months pain; morning stiffness; dactylitis; enthesitis; < ROM in joints/back/neck; fatigue, weight loss, SOB, psoriasis CORRECT ANSWER What are the s/s of ankylosing spondylitis? dactylitis CORRECT ANSWER...

Nclex Review: Rheumatoid Arthritis & Osteoarthritis; Questions and Answers 100% Correct On a visit to the clinic, a client reports the onset of early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. The nurse should conduct a focused assessment for: 1. Limited motion of joints. 2. Deformed joints of the hands. 3. Early morning stiffness. 4. Rheumatoid nodules. CORRECT ANSWER-3. Initially, most clients with early symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis complain of early morning stiffness or stiffnes...

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Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis; Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. The client diagnosed with OA is a resident in a long term care facility. The resident is refusing to bathe because she is hurting. Which instruction should the nurse give the unlicensed nursing assistant? a. Allow the client to stay in bed until the pain becomes bearable b. Tell the assistant to give the client a bed bath this morning c. Try to encourage the client to get up and go to the shower d. Notify t...

herniated disc (lumbar disc) CORRECT ANSWER - sudden movement causes the weakened and frayed nucleus pulposus to prolapse and protrudes through the annulus where they impinge on one or more nerve roots and cause sciatica or radicula - location: L5-S1, L4-L5, L3-L4, L2-L3, L1-L2 - pain referral= sciatica - signs: weakness of plantar flexor and hamstring weakness, absent or diminished ankle jerk, paresthesias - pain w straight leg raise and tenderness over the lumbosacral joint and sciatic ...

ALU 301, Ch. 15 Rheumatoid Arthritis |Complete Questions with 100% Correct Solutions Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis of unknown etiology that targets the synovial tissue of moveable joints. Epidemiology of RA -prevalence of approximately 1% -30-45 cases per 100,000 of the general population -more common in women than men with a ratio of 3:1. Although rheumatoid arthritis can present at any age, women usually develop symptoms between their second and fi...

ALU 301, Ch. 15 Rheumatoid Arthritis |Complete Questions with 100% Correct Solutions Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis of unknown etiology that targets the synovial tissue of moveable joints. Epidemiology of RA -prevalence of approximately 1% -30-45 cases per 100,000 of the general population -more common in women than men with a ratio of 3:1. Although rheumatoid arthritis can present at any age, women usually develop symptoms between their second and fi...