Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
II | Latest - Wilkes
Question:
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Answer:
Overactive Fibroblasts and Collagen Deposition
sclerodactyly (skin tightness)
Question:
RA complications
Answer:
Organ damage can affect every bone and organ in the body Osteoporosis
, Question:
temporal arthritis ( giant cell arteritis)
Answer:
-vasculitis; can cause HA, jaw claudication
Dx by Bx shows the presence of abnormally large cells. This can cause
unilateral or bilateral blindness, and more rarely, a stroke.
Question:
Polymyalgia Rheumatica is associated with
Answer:
giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)
Question:
Obesity can cause
Answer:
DM, HTN, heart disease, arthritis, gall bladder disease
NOT thyroid disease not thyroiditis