CMN 574 EXAM 3 NEWEST ACTUAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
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Gout prevention fluid intake
2L/day output
What does gout increase the risk of?
- HTN
- kidney dx
- DM
- High triglycerides
- Atherosclerosis
Gout prognosis
- Acute attacks without tx last few wks - several wks.
- Intervals between attacks, vary.
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,- The younger the pt at disease onset = increased risk
for progressive course
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) S/S
- Symmetric swelling of multiple joints
- Inflammatory
- Usually involves PIP (fingers), MCP (wrists, knees,
ankles), and MTP
- AM stiffness >30m
- Stiffness recurs after daytime inactivity, more severe
w/strenuous activity
- Insidious inset
RA Extra-articular symptoms
- Nodules
- Interstitial lung dx
- Pleural effusion
- Pericarditis
- Splenomegaly
- Vasculitis
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, Most common cause of mortality with RA
Cardiovascular disease
RA prevalence
- Women
- Any age
RA DX
- RA + then draw Anti-CCP
- If Anti-CCP is + = RA
- If - Anti-CCP is neg = No RA (Cannot draw Anti-CCP
until after a + RA)
- ↑ESR / C-reactive protein
- Inflammatory aspirated joint fluid
RA TX
- Early rheumatology referral
- Methotrexate
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WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||GRADED
A+//VERIFIED// 100% GUARANTEED PASS LATEST
VERSION
Gout prevention fluid intake
2L/day output
What does gout increase the risk of?
- HTN
- kidney dx
- DM
- High triglycerides
- Atherosclerosis
Gout prognosis
- Acute attacks without tx last few wks - several wks.
- Intervals between attacks, vary.
Page 1 of 27
,- The younger the pt at disease onset = increased risk
for progressive course
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) S/S
- Symmetric swelling of multiple joints
- Inflammatory
- Usually involves PIP (fingers), MCP (wrists, knees,
ankles), and MTP
- AM stiffness >30m
- Stiffness recurs after daytime inactivity, more severe
w/strenuous activity
- Insidious inset
RA Extra-articular symptoms
- Nodules
- Interstitial lung dx
- Pleural effusion
- Pericarditis
- Splenomegaly
- Vasculitis
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, Most common cause of mortality with RA
Cardiovascular disease
RA prevalence
- Women
- Any age
RA DX
- RA + then draw Anti-CCP
- If Anti-CCP is + = RA
- If - Anti-CCP is neg = No RA (Cannot draw Anti-CCP
until after a + RA)
- ↑ESR / C-reactive protein
- Inflammatory aspirated joint fluid
RA TX
- Early rheumatology referral
- Methotrexate
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