What body system that can be affected by Lupus. Name at least two.
What is the skin, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, joints, liver and GI?
The common lab test drawn for RA?
What is the Rheumatoid Factor?
The most common symptoms of OA.
What is joint pain?
This image is showing what 2 deformities?
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What are Heberdeen (1) and Bouchard nodes (2)?
What medication decreases uric acid
What is Allupurinol
Arthritis can be found in how many joints?
Two or more
What is the most common metabolic bone disorder?
What is osteoporosis.
What foods can trigger gout?
What is shellfish, fish, red meat, organ meat, sweet juices, salt, alcohol, sugary sodas
What is a Lupus Malar Butterfly rash?
The initial lab test for Lupus.
What is the ANA (antinuclear antibody test)?
The type of joints involved in RA.
What are small joints? (Can effect all joints but usually effect small joints hands and feet)
The most common joint affected by OA?
What is the (spine, knees, hips, and hands)?
The is an image of
What is acute gout?
The most common first line medication treatment for Lupus?
What is Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)?
Some adjunct treatment for OA.
What is physical therapy,water therapy, and even accupuncture?
What is a precursor to osteoporosis, it refers to low bone mineral density for a person's age?
What is Osteopenia
The arrows are showing this in the image.
What is joint space narrowing?
Risk factors for what disease include over 60, family hx, hx smoking and alcohol, low CA or Vit D, lack of physical activity.
What is osteoporosis
The most common symptoms of Lupus?
What is arthralgias?
The first line DMARD treatment for RA.
What is Methotrexate?
The common types of deformities to be found on joints with this disorder.
What are Heberden and Bouchard nodes?
This is an image is consistent with what diagnosis?
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Methotrexate is contraindicated in many patients with this disease or medical condition.
What is hepatic disease (hepatitis C)?
Name a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone or both.
What is osteoporosis
Diagnostic tests include?
Bone density scan using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry or bone densitometry. Radiographs
What helps decrease pain and preserve joint function in rheumotoid arthritis ?
What is low impact exercise (walking, biking and swimming)
A deformity occurring in rheumotoid arthritis when the middle finger is bent towards the palm.
What is Boutoniere deformity?