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.

• Paresthesia

• Gout

• symmetrical joint swelling

• Osteoarthritis

• Morning joint stiffness for less than 10 minutes

• Fibromyalgia

• red, hot, tender joint

• Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Sclerodactyly

• Scleroderma

What could be present with an individual who has osteoarthritis.

a

b

Herberden's nodes

Boutonniere Deformity

Bouchard's nodes

Swan-Neck deformity

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?

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Osteoarthritis

,

(b) Rheumatoid Arthritis

,

(c) Both

• non-inflammatory

• Heberden's nodes

• Symmetrical joints

• Joint Pain

• morning stiffness <10 minutes

• Analgesics

• heat/cold application

• Rheumatoid factor

• cartilage break down

• Ankloysis

• Ulnar deviation