NUR3196 Module 11 Test| Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers
Rheumatoid arthritis - Answer a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease distinguished by joint swelling and tenderness and destruction of synovial joints leading to disability Rheumatoid arthritis - Answer Cartilage damage in ___ is the result of at least three processes: (1) neutrophils and other cells in the synovial fluid become activated, degrading the surface layer of articular cartilage; (2) inflammatory cytokines induce enzymatic (metalloproteinase) breakdown of cartilage and bone; and (3) T cells also interact with synovial fibroblasts, converting synovium into a thick, abnormal layer of granulation tissue known as pannus
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