NUR 2356 MDC1 Exam 2

NUR 2356 MDC1 Exam 2

What factors affect mobility?

(ANS- Developmental age, nutritional status, lifestyle choices, stress, environment,

and diseases.

What are some diseases that affect mobility?

(ANS- Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis,

gout, osteoporosis, osteomyelitis, and bone tumors.

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis and some clinical manifestations? Most frequent in?

(ANS- It is systemic autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation of the

joints and connective tissue.

C/S: Causes pain, deformities, fever, fatigue, weakness, weight loss and loss of

function.

Most frequent in mid-life age and females.

What is osteoarthritis and some clinical manifestations? Most frequent in?

(ANS- Loss of articular cartilage in the joint.

C/S: · Causes pain, stiffness, crepitus, aggravated weight-bearing and joint use.

Most frequent in females.

What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?

(ANS- Chronic inflammatory joint disease that causes stiffens and fusion of the

spine and sacroiliac joints