NURS305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Spasm, Arthralgia, Medicalert
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Rheumatoid factor test and ccp: direct arthroscopy, synovial/fluid aspirate. Arthrocentesis: x-ray, arthography, ct/mri scans, newly diagnosed, medications, there are four types of medications used to treat ra: Osteoarthritis is defi(cid:374)ed as (cid:862)a dege(cid:374)erati(cid:448)e joi(cid:374)t disease (cid:272)hara(cid:272)terized (cid:271)(cid:455) destru(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of the arti(cid:272)ular (cid:272)artilage a(cid:374)d o(cid:448)ergro(cid:449)th of (cid:271)o(cid:374)e(cid:863: pathophysiology. Normal joint: cartilage covers the end of bones to act as a shock absorber and to promote smooth movement of the joint. Patients may experience a painful bone-on- bone articulation: primary & secondary osteoarthritis. Primary osteoarthritis no identifiable reason for arthritis development. Secondary osteoarthritis a likely cause for osteoarthritis exists (e. g. joint injury among professional athletes): risk factors for oa, age, family history, excess weight, complications of other. Joi(cid:374)t (cid:862)(cid:272)reaki(cid:374)g(cid:863: signs & symptoms of oa, feeli(cid:374)g joi(cid:374)ts (cid:862)lo(cid:272)ki(cid:374)g(cid:863, stiff joints in the morning, diagnosis. One of the most common surgeries for osteoarthritis. Displa(cid:272)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t osteoto(cid:373)(cid:455): a (cid:271)o(cid:374)e is (cid:862)redesig(cid:374)ed surgi(cid:272)all(cid:455) to alter the alig(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t or weight-(cid:271)eari(cid:374)g stress areas(cid:863: arthrodesis, arthroplasty, nursing considerations.
