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14 Cards in this Set
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Degenerative Disk Disease
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Nucleus pulposus becomes flatter with time because of dehydrating and older age
Painful Why old people shrink |
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Rheumatism
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Umbrella term that deals with many problems characterized by inflammation and degeneration of connective tissue
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Arthritis
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inflammation of joints
Supply of nerves and blood to bone |
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Osteoarthritis
Definition, Causes & Symptoms |
Degenerative joint disease
Not actually a disease Normal wear and tear of joints over years Wearing down of cartilege Natural process Can lead to break down of synovium Causes: Overweight Poor posture Poor alignment Not walking right Age Symptoms: Dolar: pain Tumor: Swelling Loss of Function |
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Cartilege
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cushion that prevents bone from touching bone, very smooth
Does not regenerate after time |
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Synovial Membrane
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Produces fluid to lubricate joints
Stops being produced over time |
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Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
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Rubor, Dolar, Tumor, Loss of Functions, Calor
True Disease Still's Disease Affects joints, tendons, ligaments Onset is when child is born causes problems with growth plates and may lead to dwarfism |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Antigen enters joint and attacks synovium causing body to send antibodies which produce an exnzyme and creates more swelling
Becomes continuous cycle Eventually bone starts to get broken down also |
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Causes of RA
Symptoms of RA |
1. Hereditary
Adulthood 2. Swelling, system wide involvement White cell rises, leading to sickness rubor- red calor- hot dolar- pain tumor- swelling loss of functioning |
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Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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1. Reduce inflammation
2. Night Splinting 3. Surgery- synovectomy joint replacement Arthrodesis |
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Gout
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hereditary
rheumatic disease affecting soft tissue metabolic disease all 5 cardinal symptoms uric acid crystalizes in joints very painful |
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Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Fusion of spinal joints of 2 or more vertebrae
Antigen in vertebrae causing bad cycle of inflammation and antibodies bones grow and may fuse together inhibiting movement in the spine |
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Spondylolisthesis
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Person is not born with proper facets that keep vertebrae aligned
Vertebrae may slide forward Causes pressure on roots, cord and ligaments Very painful Usually in lower, lumbar region Think: lego blocks |
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Herniated Intervetebral Disc
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injury to annoulus
nucleus pulposus squeezing through pressure on ligaments and nerve endings |
