Mod 4

Question 1

What are the three degenerative bone and joint disorders?

Answer 1

1. Osteoporosis
2. Osteoarthritis
3. Degenerative disk disease

Question 2

What are the two Infectious Musculoskeletal Disorders?

Answer 2

1. Osteomyelitis

2. Lyme Disease

Question 3

What is the Common Musculoskeletal Inflammatory Disorder?

Answer 3

Gout

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Lyme disease?

Answer 4

1. Lyme Dz has been declining in the last few years due to antibiotics
2. Lyme Dz is caused by a plant transmitted pathogen
3. Lyme Dz can have a late phase that can create severe joint pain for years after a bite *****
4. Erythematous is the name for the bulls eye rash symptom

Question 5

Each of the following are clinical presentations of osteoarthritis, EXCEPT____?

Answer 5

1. Altered gait or walk
2. Pain relieved with rest
3. Joint deformity
4. No change in range of motion *********

Question 6

What is increased uric acid in the blood called?

Answer 6

Hyperuricemia

Question 7

The nurse observes that an older adult client has a hunched back. Which disorder does the nurse suspect?

Answer 7

Osteoporosis

Question 8

The radiographic reports of a client reveal inflammation of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. Which disorder should the nurse suspect in the client?

Answer 8

Gout

Question 9

Degenerative disk disease often occurs in the ____?

Answer 9

Cervical and lumbar regions of the spine

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor of osteoporosis?

Answer 10

1. Lack of estrogen in female
2. Vitamin E deficiency ****
3. Thin and small framed women
4. Excessive caffeine consumption

Question 11

What does a bone infection of Group A Streptococci cause in the bone?

Answer 11

Hematogenous spread

Question 12

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client. Which pathogen does the nurse recognize as causing Lyme disease?

Answer 12

Borrelia burgdorferi

Question 13

Which statement is true regarding rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis?

Answer 13

1. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease***
2. Osteoarthritis is a symmetrical dz affecting both sides
3. Osteoarthritis is less common than RA
4. RA affects mainly the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints

Question 14

What is degeneration of joints with aging called?

Answer 14

Osteoarthritis

Question 15

Each of the following is a stage of bone infection, EXCEPT

Answer 15

1. Sequestrum
2. Inflammation
3. Involucrum
4. Osteophytis ****

Question 16

OSTEOPENIA

Answer 16

Thinning of the trabecular matrix that occurs right before onset of osteoporosis

Question 17

What is a bony growth n the edge of a bone called?

Answer 17

Osteophyte

Question 18

Vitamin C

Answer 18

Ascorbic Acid
Scurvy