Synovium is inflamed

May be unilateral single point

It affects weight bearing joints, spine, hands, metacarpophalangeal and is non- systemic

It is the breakdown the articular matrix due to joint injury or overuse

The cartilage with osteoarthritis changes from normal bluish white translucent to

It is a manifestation of the osteoarthritis that creates a grating or crackling sound or sensation upon movement

This is an example of:

Heberden's nodes is characterized as:

Bouchard's nodes is characterized as:

Diclofenac (Voltaren) is given to patients to relieve pain who has:

Cortisone injection is given to patients with osteoarthritis to relieve pain and swelling every

Hyaluronate (Hyalgan) is given to patient with osteoarthritis in:

________ acts as a replacement lubricant and shock absorber

for bones that has been damaged due to inflammation or aging

o   It also helps to lessen the pain

A patient has a weakness on the knee joint and needs a surgery. It is a procedure where you incorporate metal to the bone, what is it?

What assistive device would you advice a patient to use if he is already able to do fast walking

What assistive device would you advice a patient to use if he is still in need of stability

A crutch should be:

The angle for crutches is:

It is a procedure where damaged bone and cartilage is removed and replaced with prosthetic components

It is used for patient to avoid moving and maintain the alignment after surgery

It screws and plates are used to fuse it as 1 bone

Tibia and Talus requires 10-12 wks to fully fused before weight bearing can be done

It is a disease process that is inflammatory

that affects bilateral systemic multiple joints either distal interphalangeal joints or hands and is systemic

This type of arthritis normally affects people who is 50 yrs or older

This type of arthritis normally affects people who is 35-45 yrs old

It is the inflammation of synovial membrane attacked by rheumatoid factor that released the CD4 and T helper cells where it also calls to release cytokine. When cytokine is released, it will attack the hyalin cartilage

It is a destructive vascular granulation tissue

It results in decrease joint mobility

It is a type of protein that is produced by your immune system where it targets the healthy tissue

o   It a diagnostic for rheumatoid arthritis that fights foreign substances

  It a diagnostic for rheumatoid arthritis that measures the erythrocytes and RBC separate from a blood sample.

It can only be used to with patients who is already diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis

It is a type of aspiration of synovial fluid that is commonly taken from the knee

It is a joint aspiration that only uses local anesthesia

Patients who undergo arthrocentesis may produce ________________ as a result

§  Joint at the base of the finger bends in (flexes), the middle joint straighten out (extends)

§  Middle finger joint is bent in a fixed position inward (toward the palm) and the outermost finger joint is bent excessively outward (away form the palm)

§  Fingers to become displaces, tend the little finger due to swelling

This can reduce inflammatory response

It is to slow down or regulate the response of the immune system reacting to inflammation

You cannot give live vaccine when you give this medication

This medication is a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs

It inhibits structural changes in arthritis

§  It also tries to suppress the immune system so the body won’t react too much and lessen the pain

This corrects the Rheumatoid arthritis deformities

It is a chemical that is used to relax the muscle through heat

Painful metabolic disorder involving an inflammatory reaction of the joints

also known as the "Disease of the kings"

It is a type of disease that you want to control by modifying in food

Involves Hyperurecemia

The location of pain in this type of arthritis is normally in the big toe

o   Most common type

o   Inborn error in purine metabolism

o   Hyperurecemia

o   Urate crystal collection found in cartilage of outer ear (pinna), great toe and hands

o   Gout with big toe involvement

It is a medication given for uricosurics to decrease uric acid production

It is a medication given for uricosurics to increase renal excretion of uric acid

Naproxen is given to patient who have

Low purine is recommended to patients who have

It is an intraarticular injection which is inject directly to the site within the joint

o   Traditional 1^st line treatment

o   It helps to alleviate the inflammation

These have to be avoided to prevent the trigger of gout

o   If uric acid is too much, the kidney will have hard time excreting and results to:

It is a type of arthritis that you want to control by modifying in food

The important nursing intervention for rheumatoid arthritis are the following except:

All are manifestations for rheumatoid arthritis except:

-          Inflamed synovium

-          Loss of cartilage

-          Pannus-filled erosion

The following are avoided in ankle arthrodesis except:

a term for arthritis where the joint pain goes to different parts of the body

The following are the allowed activity for a patient who undergo total hip arthroplasty except:

The aim of this surgery for osteoarthritis is to manage the pain and increase mobility

The goal of this surgery is to remove and replace damaged bone and cartilage with prosthetic components

The following are diagnostics for arthritis except:

-          Synovium is inflamed

-          Joint capsule are inflamed and edematous

-          Cartilage splits and is eroded

-          Joint space is narrowed by loss of hyalin cartilage

These is a classification of drugs that promote the excretion of uric acid and are used in patients who have gout

salt of uric acid

an elevated uric acid level in the blood

_______ attacks the hyalin cartilage in rheumatoid arthritis

All needs to be watched out for after surgery except: