Home Education Study Guide

NR509 Mid-Term Study Guide Revised (New)

Course
Project Management

Subject
Education

Category
Study Guide

Pages
42

Uploaded By
ATIPROS

Articular structures include joint capsule and articular cartilage, the synovium and synovial fluid, intra-articular ligaments and juxta-articular bone o Articular disease involves:  Swelling  Tenderness of the joint  Crepitus  Instability “locking”  Deformity  Limits active and passive range of motion due to stiffness or pain Extra-articular structures include periarticular ligaments, tendons, bursae, muscle, fascia, bone, nerve and overlying skin o Extra-articular disease involves:  “point of focal tenderness in regions adjacent to articular structures  Limits active range of motion  RARELY causes swelling, instability, joint deformity    Know the sources of joint pain (pg. 627 algorithm) Nonarticular conditions: trauma/fracture, fibromyalgia, polymyalgia rheumatica, bursitis, tendinitis Intra-articular (acute, < 6 weeks): acute arthritis o infectious arthritis o gout o pseudogout o Reiter syndrome Intra-articular (chronic, > 6 weeks): chronic inflammatory arthritis vs chronic noninflammatory arthritis o Chronic inflammatory arthritis with 1-3 joints involved:  Indolent infection  Psoriatic arthritis  Reiter syndrome  Periarticular JA o Chronic inflammatory arthritis with >3 joints involved:  Psoriatic arthritis or Reiter syndrome (no symmetry)  rheumatoid arthritis if not RA then  systemic lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis *Know what causes saddle numbness and urinary retention (pg. 678?)  CES (cauda equina syndrome) most commonly results from a massive herniated disc in the lumbar region.  A single excessive strain or injury may cause a herniated disc.  However, disc material degenerates naturally as a person ages, and the ligaments that hold it in place begin to weaken. As this degeneration progresses, a relatively minor strain or twisting movement can cause a disc to rupture.
Read More

Content Preview

Page 1 of 13 Preview

Loading preview...

Preview Limited

Purchase to see full content

+29
Preview Limited

You're viewing 13 of 42 pages (30% preview)

Reviews (0)

$ 13.50


Seller

Joined: 2 years ago

Document sold: 0

Reviews received
1
0
0
0
0

Send Message
Document Information
Buy Document

$13.50