NUR1211: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma Summary questions with complete solutions
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Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - a chronic, progressive, systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that
mostly affects synovial joints
Which ethinc group of people is most affected by RA? - euro-americans
Pannus - vascular granulation tissue composed of inflammatory cells, erodes the cartilage and
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NUR1211: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma Summary questions with complete solutions Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - ✓✓a chronic, progressive, systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease that mostly affects synovial joints Which ethinc group of people is most affected by RA? - ✓✓euro -americans Pannus - ✓✓vascular granulation tissue composed of inflammatory cells, erodes the cartilage and eventually the bone Which gender is mostly effected by RA? - ✓✓women, young to middle -aged True or False: RA flare ups are most prevalent in the summers months. - ✓✓False, mostly prevalent in the winter months What are early manifestations of RA? - ✓✓generalized weakness/fatigue, anorexia, low -grade fever, slightly reddened and stiff joints What are late manifestations of RA? - ✓✓progressively inflamed and painful joints, morning stiffness, joints are soft and puffy Effusions - ✓✓joint swelling with fluid Gel Phenomenon - ✓✓morning stiffness in late RA Baker's cysts - ✓✓ Periungual Lesions - ✓✓Brownish lesions that appear near the nail bed. This indicates vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels) You are assessing a patient and notice that there are more periungual lesions present on the nail bed than there were the day before. What does this increase indicate? - ✓✓Increase vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels) which can lead to ulcerations Sjögren's syndrome - ✓✓seen in advanced RA, is a combination of dry eye, dry mouth, and dry vagina in women Xerostomia - ✓✓dry mouth Felty's syndrome - ✓✓less commonly observed in RA, enlarged liver and spleen Caplan's syndrome - ✓✓rheumatoid nodules in the lungs
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