Chapter 65: Nursing Management: Arthritis and Connective Tissue Diseases Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which finding will the nurse expect when assessing a 58-year-old patient who has osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee? a. Discomfort with joint movement b. Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes c. Redness and swelling of the knee joint d. Stiffness that increases with movement ANS: A Initial symptoms of OA include pain with joint movement. Heberden’s nodules occur on the fingers. Redness of the joint is more
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Medical Always Listening. Always Understanding. Plan Basic Sum Assured 1 2 3 4 25‚000 50‚000 75‚000 100‚000 Death or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Benefit 100% of the Basic Sum Assured1 Female-Related Illnesses Benefit i) Female Cancer • Cancer of the breast‚ cervix uteri‚ fallopian tube‚ ovary‚ uterus or vagina/vulva; or ii) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Lupus Nephritis. 100% of the Basic Sum Assured1 iii) Female
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Miss M. Thomas BTEC level 3 Health and Social Care Y12 summer work: One of the units that you will be studying in Y12 is ‘Physiological Disorders’ (unit 14). Summer work Assignment Physiological disorders‚ their nature‚ signs and symptoms The purpose of this assignment is to: Understand the nature of physiological disorders. Scenario: You have been asked by North Middlesex Hospital to create two information leaflets explaining the nature of two named physiological disorders
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Plantar fasciitis is the inflammation of a thick tissue on the bottom of the foot. This tissue is called the plantar fascia and connects the heel bone to the toes‚ creating the arch of the foot. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain (heel spurs). It occurs especially among athletes and is caused by the continuous repetition of excessive overload at breech. As we age‚ the plantar fascia loses elasticity and no longer able to grow well. The fat pad on the heel and tapers cannot
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REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION Patient Name: Gloria Ramos Hospital No.: 13246 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ M.D.‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina.‚ M.D. Internal Medicine Date: 06/23/2010 Reason for Consultation: Please evaluate stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLINESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57 year old white female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for an evaluation and treatment of sores in her mouth that she has had for the last 10-12 days. The patient
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Cassie Gremillion Medical Terminology Spring Pressession 2014 Homework 10 page 685 review of terms 1. Ankylosis- abnormal condition of stiffness (often referring to fixation of a joint‚ such as the result of chronic rheumatoid arthritis) The patient was experiencing rheumatoid arthritis more and more often causing her to have ankylosis in her knees. 2. Bursitis- inflammation of a bursa. Bursitis is charscterized by joint pain and tenderness when you press around the joint‚ stiffness and aching
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Case Study: Raynaud’s Phenomenon Chamberlain College of Nursing Dr. Smith Nursing Assessment HEALTH HISTORY Maria Jellia Age: 56 y.o. Gender: Female Ethnicity: Caucasian Past history: Smoked 2 packs a day for 22 years (26 pack years)‚ Double mastectomy‚ Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ carpel tunnel syndrome. Gravida 1-full term no complications. Current Medical History: 31 PPD‚ double mastectomy‚ Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ carpel tunnel syndrome. Chief complaint:
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ARTHRITIS INDEX * Introduction * What is ARTHRITIS? * Symptoms of ARTHRITIS. * Causes of ARTHRITIS. * Types of ARTHRITIS. * Osteoarthritis * Gout & Pseudo gout * Rheumatoid arthritis & Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis. * Arthritis in Hand & Spine. * Treatment of ARTHRITIS * Home remedies. * Conclusion * Bibliography. Presented by
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What is is: Posterior Tibial Neuralgia‚ more commonly known as Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful condition caused by the entrapment or compression of the posterior tibial nerve. Anatomy: The posterior tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve and innervates the posterior compartment of the legs. As it continues down the leg‚ it passes posteriorly and inferiorly to the medial malleolus. It ends and branches off into sensory branches that innervate the sole of the foot. The tibial nerve travels
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● What disorder did you choose to write about? • I chose to write about a disorder called Ankylosing Spondylitis. Arthritis of the hips and spine is caused by a chronic inflammatory disease known as Ankylosing Spondylitis. This disorder typically begins in the second and third decade and typically occurs in men. ● Which part of the axial skeleton does this disorder affect? • Ankylosing spondylitis affects different parts of the axial skeleton such as your hips (where the spine joins the
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