Arthritis

Question 1

what is arthritis?

Answer 1

arthritis is an inflammatory condition of one or more joints (arthr means joint, and -itis means inflammation). There are more than 100 types of arthritis with many different causes.

Question 2

what is osteoarthritis? (OA)
also known as..

Answer 2

also known as wear-and-tear arthritis, is most commonly associated with aging (oste/o means bone, athr means
joint, and -itis means inflammation).

Question 3

Osteoarthritis (OA) is also known as what type of disease?

Answer 3

a degenerative joint disease because it is characterized by the wearing away of the articular cartilage within the joints.

Question 4

What does degenerative mean?

Answer 4

The breaking down or impairment of a body part.

Question 5

OA, known as degenerative bone disease is also characterized by _________ of bone and the formation of _________, also known as bone spurs.

Answer 5

Hypertrophy, osteophytes-bone spurs

Question 6

What is spondylosis?
Also known as..

Answer 6

Also known as spinal osteoarthritis. This degenerative disorder can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function (spondyl means vertebrae, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).

Question 7

What is a gout?
Also known as?

Answer 7

Gout, also known as gouty arthritis, a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints, usually beginning with the big toe. Joints affected by gout are typically warm, red, and excruciatingly sensitive.

Question 8

What is rheumatoid arthritis? (RA)

Answer 8

A chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked.

Question 9

What happens as RA progressively attacks the synovial membranes?

Answer 9

They become inflamed and thickened so that the joints are increasingly swollen, painful, and immobile.

Question 10

What is ankylosing spondylitis? (AS)

Answer 10

Is a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae (ankylosing means the progressive stiffening of a joint or joints, spondyl means vertebrae, and -itis means inflammation). This type of chronic inflammatory back disorders is collectively called spondyloarthropathies.

Question 11

What is Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis? (JRA)

Answer 11

An autoimmune disorder that affects children ages 16 or younger, with symptoms that include stiffness, pain, joint swelling, skin rash, fever, slowed growth, and fatigue.

Question 12

Many children with JRA outgrow it. (T/F)

Answer 12

True