10 Best Arthritis Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

Which of the following statements regarding NSAIDs drugs are correct?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Individual drugs differ widely one from another in their potency-2. their anti-inflammatory effect is most pronounced in the early phase of the inflammatoryreaction-potency refers to the dose needed...Read More

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What is the difference between Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis?

A. Cook, English Professor
Answered: Jun 24, 2019

Lupus is a disease that can be life-threatening and is affects a person’s immune system. The immune system is known for fighting off the germs and other viruses that could attack the rest...Read More

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Which drug would be most appropriate to treat the following patient's pain? A 45-year-old man complained to his physician of severe pain at the base of his left big toe which had kept him awake...

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Indomethacin-the symptoms and signs of the patient suggest that he is suffering from an acute gouty attack.indomethacin is commonly prescribed for the treatment of acute attack of gout and...Read More

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What are the symptoms of systemic lupus apart from triad of fever, joint pain, and rash in a woman of childbearing age?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Oral ulcerations commonly accompany disease flares-the vast majority of patients with sle will experience arthritis. arthritis in the hands, specifically the proximal interphalangeal and...Read More

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What probably could've happened in the following case?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

This type of arthritis is more commonly oligoarthritis than monoarthritis-although it has declined over the past decade, gonococcal arthritis remains the most common form of septic arthritis in the...Read More

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Which tendon is most commonly involved in a rotator cuff injury?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Supraspinatus-the muscles of the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. there are three progressive stages of impingement syndrome as a result of...Read More

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Why would you do an arthrocentesis for the following case?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Arthrocentesis is contraindicated if infection of any kind covers the joint-one of the emergency indications for arthrocentesis is obtaining joint fluid for analysis. arthrocentesis is...Read More

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How does Pseudogout differ from gout?

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

The knee is the most commonly involved joint-pseudogout (calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease) presents very similarly to gout, however these patients tend to be older and the knee is...Read More

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What is the suspected diagnosis you can deduce about the patient below? A 77-year-old woman complains of headache, low-grade fever, malaise, myalgias, intermittent blurred vision, jaw claudication,...

John Smith
Answered: Dec 21, 2024

Elevated esr level may be a helpful diagnostic clue-temporal or giant cell arteritis is most common in branches of the carotid artery but may involve any large or medium artery. the disease is most...Read More

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