MDC 1 Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024

MDC 1 Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Osteoarthritis -Answer-•Causing pain, stiffness, crepitus, aggravated weight-bearing, and joint use ■Chronic joint pain and stiffness is the common complaint ■Crepitus of the joint ■Atrophy of skeletal muscle from disuse ■Limp Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) -Answer-■Acute and severe or slow and progressive ■Early signs and symptoms -Joint inflammation -Generalized weakness -Fatigue -Anorexia -Weight loss -Persistent low-grade temperature -Upper extremity joints involved, usually interphalangeal joint of the hand showing redness, tenderness, stiff swollen and tender. Usually bilateral. One hot swollen joint may indicate an infected joint and should be assessed immediately and treated if infected. RA Interventions -Answer--Manage chronic inflammation and pain - synovectomy -NSAIDs - DMARDs - Biological Response Modifiers - Glucocorticoids - Rest, proper positioning, ice and heat applications - Plasmapheresis Osteomyelitis (Interventions) -Answer-•4-6 weeks of antibiotic therapy for acute osteomyelitis •Hyperbaric oxygen therapy •May be place in contact isolation precautions if area is draining copious amounts of drainage •Wound debridement and bone excision •Followed by a bone graft taken from the iliac crest or fibula •Require frequent neurovascular checks which included -Pain -Movement -Sensation -Warmth -Temperature -Distal pulses -Capillary refill •The last resort as a treatment is amputation Osteomyelitis (Complications) -Answer-- MRSA - Chronic osteomyelitis Lupus (S&S) (DLE only affects the skin) -Answer-- dry, scaly, raised rash on the face ('butterfly' rash) - round discoid (dislike) lesions - Alopecia - (Mouth ulcers are NOT comm