Flashcards in Co-existing diseases- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Deck (10)
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
it is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by systemic polyarthropathy. does it have significant systemic involvement?
yes
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
has involvement where in the spine (that we worry about)
cervical
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
most common in males or females age 30-50
females
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
is there cricoarytenoid involvement?
yes
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
what kind of cardiac changes are seen
pericardial effusion
Aortic regurg
Cardiac conduction abnormalities
Cardiac valves fibrosis
Coronary artery arteritis
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
what can happen to lungs
pulm fibrosis
pleural effusion
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Do they develop restrictive or obstructive pulm disease
restrictive
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Rheumatoid Arthritis:
what do you want to evaluate with the airway?
Head movement
Hoarsness or stridor
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Osteoarthritis:
is a degenerative process that affects the articular cartilage and differs from RA how
OA lacks the inflammatory reaction (thus no corticosteroids are used)
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