Rheumatic Disorders Quiz

What are the generalized clinical manifestations of Rheumatic disorders? Select all that apply.

• Pain

• Joint Swelling

• Limited movement

• Stiffness

• Weakness/

  Fatigue

Match the following clinical manifestations with what the nurse would anticipate to see with each disorder.

• symmetrical joint swelling

• Fibromyalgia

• Paresthesia

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Morning joint stiffness for less than 10 minutes

• Scleroderma

• red, hot, tender joint

• Osteoarthritis

• Sclerodactyly

• Gout

What could be present with an individual who has osteoarthritis.

a

b

Swan-Neck deformity

Boutonniere Deformity

Bouchard's nodes

Herberden's nodes

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an ​ (a)   disorder with an ​ (b)   cause. Treatment is aimed to ​ (c)   inflammation and prevent ​ (d)   of the disease. Common medications used for treatment are ​ (e)   .

• autoimmune
• unknown
• decrease
• flares
• corticosteroids
• specific
• remissions
• increase
• preventable
• antineoplastics

What type of food should an individual with gout avoid?

What diagnostic lab is used to assess inflammation that is more sensitive than ESR?

(a)  

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Osteoarthritis

,

(b) Rheumatoid Arthritis

,

(c) Both

• Rheumatoid factor

• Analgesics

• Symmetrical joints

• Joint Pain

• morning stiffness <10 minutes

• Ulnar deviation

• Ankloysis

• cartilage break down

• heat/cold application

• Heberden's nodes

• non-inflammatory