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Connective Tissues

Connective Tissue Disorders

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What are 3 medications used to treat Gout? Colchicine, allopurinal, and probenecid
What is a topical analgesic used to temporarily manage the pain of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis? Capsaicin
What is an antimalarial, antirheumatic drug used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis and SLE? Plaquenil
What two meds are used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis? plaquenil and methotrexate
What med is used for SLE? Plaquenil
What drug interferes with the functions of the WBC's and the inflammatory response? colchicine
What are 2 characteristics of connective tissue disorders? Chronic pain and joint degeneration
What is an immovable joint called? Fibrous
What is a slightly movable joint called? Cartilaginous
What is a freely movable joint called? Synovial
NSAIDS, Anti-malarial Corticosteroids & immunosuppressives are used to treat what? SLE
Analgesics, Topicals, Intra-articular injections are used to treat what? OA
NSAIDS, Corticosteroids, Disease-modifying, Immunosuppressive, and Intra-articular medications treat which connective tissue disease? RA
During an Acute attack, NSAIDS, Colchicine, Corticosteroids, and Analgesics are used to treat what? Gout
What medications are used during a chronic bout of gout? Colchicine, Probenecid, Sulfinpyrazone, and Allopurinol
Joint surgery is most often done for what disease process? OA
• WBC• ESR• Uric acid• 24 hour urine• Joint fluid• X-rays are test to determin what? Gout
What connective tissue disorder is called the "Wear and Tear" disease? Osteoarthritis
What connective tissue disorder has a slow onset, Pain, decrease ROM, Crepitus, and Joint enlargement? Osteoarthritis
What disease causes a butterfly rash on the face? SLE
What disease causes extreme deformity of the hands? RA
What disease causes boutonniere deformity of the middle finger? RA
Treatment of this disease is based on history, physical, lab, CBC, ESR, Synovial fluid aspiration, and X-rays RA
Collagen lost from cartilage, Cartilage loses strength, ulcerations, destruction of cartilage, exposed bone, thickening of the bone in exposed areas, and the anatomy of the joints change in what disease? OA
Inflammed synovial granulation tissue(Pannus) develops causing erosion in what connective tissue diease? RA
ANA ESR, CBC, Urinalysis & renal function are performed to diagnose what? SLE
Tophi can destroy the joint and adjacent bone in what connective tissue disorder? Gout
For what disease process is a joint replacement surgery most often done? OA
Heberden’s nodes are found in what connective tissue disorder? OA
Autoantibodies react with antigens, immune complexes are deposited in connective tissue, and inflammatory response causes tissue damage in what connective tissue disorder? SLE
The joints are usually affected in what type of connective disorder? OA
What are the 2 deformities of the hands caused by rheumatoid arthritis? Swan-neck and boutonniere
What disease causes synovial edema and morning stiffness? RA
What connective tissue disease can affect other parts of the body including cariovascular, respiratory, sensory, skeletal muslce atrophy, and metabolic? RA
What disease causes synovial edema and morning stiffness? RA
What connective tissue disease can affect other parts of the body including cariovascular, respiratory, sensory, skeletal muslce atrophy, and metabolic? RA
What connective disorder can cause an exocrine disorder called sjogrens syndrome that is marked by decreased lacrimal and salivary secretions? RA
What connective tissue disorder can cause Felty's syndrome which is a hematologic disoder associated with spleenomegaly and neutropenia (low level of WBC's)? RA
What connective tissue disorder is polyarticular (affecting many joints) and symmetrical? RA
What is the most treatable form of arthritis? Gout
What type of diet is recomended for a client with gout? Low purine avoiding foods such as sweetbreads, anchovies, sardines, liver, beef kidneys, brains, and herring as well as alcohol
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