Rheumatic Disease Medications
Supplement that decreases bone reabsorption and promote bone formation to reduce the risk of osteoporosis
Calcium and Vit D
Inflammation progresses into the synovia, cartilage, and bone
What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
Autoimmune, degenerative, inflammatory, and systemic conditions that affect joints, muscles, and soft tissues of the body
What is Rheumatic diseases
metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe is the most commonly affected joint
What is gout?
What is RA?
Advise the patient to minimize exposure to sunlight and to have an annual eye examination because visual changes can occur from prolonged use
What is Alopurinol?
Inflamed joint and psoriasis, starts on the skin, medical management is to treat pain and maintain mobility
What is Psoriatic Arthritis?
Amplified pain neurogenic in origin, specifically in the central nervous systems ascending and descending pathways function abnormality
What is Fibromyalgia
Regions of pain, fatigue, cognitive symptoms, unrefreshed sleep
What is fibromyalgia
Acute inflammatory attacks are managed by colchicine, NSAID, or corticosteroids
What is Gout
Medications that are used during the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis
What is NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, DMARDs early stages of rheumatoid arthritis
Most common form of inflammatory arthritis, caused by hyperuricemia
Increased serum uric acid (> 6.8 mg/dl) by-product of purine metabolism found in high concentrations of meat products
Pain, stiffness, joint pain aggravated by movement or exercise and relived by rest
What is osteoarthritis?
Goal is to decrease pain and stiffness and maintain/ improve joint mobility, aerobic exercise and lower extremity strengthen
What is Osteoarthritis?
Test for TB before starting medication
What is infliximab (Remicade)?
Localized joint pain, limited motion, absent rheumatoid factors, stiffness last less than 20 min
What is Osteoarthritis?
What is Osteoarthritis?
Sclerotic changes in the skin, contractures in the fingers, and color changes or lesions in the fingertips
Scleroderma
Support measures include strategies to decrease pain and and limit disability, counseling, avoid extreme temperatures, lotions to minimize skin dryness
What is Scleroderma?
Methotrexate
This systemic autoimmune disease progressively affects the lacrimal and salivary glands
What is Sjogren's Syndrome
Skin involvement, resulting in taut, smooth and shiny appearance due to fibrotic changes , leading to loss of elasticity and movement, tissue degenerates and becomes non functional
What is Scleroderma?
joint inflammation detected on palpation
What is RA?
Attention is to treat specific symptoms such as diffuse muscle aching and stiffness, sleep pattern difficulties, pain and relaxation
What is Fibromyalgia?