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30
Age (yrs)
70
Males
Females
Growth Factors Genetics
Hormones
Smoking BONE
Medications
Low Ca+2+2
Estrogen Inactivity
other heredity Low Ca
intake deficiency
Environmental
stability falls Fragility Force hazards
Bone fracture
100 Trabecular
Compact
Bone mass %
MENOPAUSE
50
30 40 80
Age (yrs)
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Females
Males
exercise
30 70
Age (yrs)
Inflammatory joint
disease
Noninflammatory
joint disease
Rheumatoid
arthritis
Ankylosis
Spondylitis
Gouty arthritis
BOUTONNIERE DEFORMIT
MUSCLE ATROPHY
SWAN NECK DEFORMITY
From Lemmi FO, Lemmi CAE: Physical assessment findings CD-ROM, Philadelphia, 2000, W.B.
Saunders.
From Lemmi FO, Lemmi CAE: Physical assessment findings CD-ROM, Philadelphia, 2000, W.B.
Saunders.
Nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory
drugs (nsaids)
Corticosteroids
Antineoplastic
medications
Gold salts (pain and
inflamation)
PHYSICAL MOBILITY
SELF-CARE
FATIGUE
BODY IMAGE
DISTURBANCE
Synovectomy
Arthrodesis
Joint replacement
(arthroplasty)
Chronic Inflammatory Disease
Systemic autoimmune disease
Differs from RA
Signs & Symptoms
Treatment
Description
Phases
Assessment
Implementation
From Clinical Slide Collection of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1991,1995,1997. Used with
permission of the American College of Rheumatology.
Degenerative joint
disease
(osteoarthritis) is
the most common
DESCRIPTION
Also known as
degenerative joint
disease (DJD)
SEVERE OSTEOARTHRITIS
From Kamal A, Brockelhurst J: Color atlas of geriatric medicine, ed. 2, St. Louis, 1991, Mosby.
BOUCHARDS NODES
OSTEOTOMY
TOTAL JOINT
REPLACEMENT (TJR)
Assist
Instruct
Review
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Pagets Disease
DOWAGERS HUMP
From Black, J., Hawks, J., and Keene, A. (2001). Medical-surgical nursing, ed 6, Philadelphia: W.B.
Saunders.
From Lemmi FO, Lemmi CAE: Physical assessment findings CD-ROM, Philadelphia, 2000, W.B.
Saunders.
From Mosbys Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, ed 6, (2002). St. Louis: Mosby.
Metabolic disease
Bone volume unchanged
Osteomalacia adults
Rickets - children
Osteitis Deformans
Increased metabolic activity
Usually no TX
Affects men and women equally
Health History
Initial Interview
Assessment Data
Pain
Altered Sensations
Physical Assessment
Posture
Gait
Bone Integrity
Joint Function
Muscle Strength & Size
Skin
Neurovascular Status
Autoimmune disorders
Calcium deficiency
Degenerative conditions
Falls
Hyperuricemia
Infection
Medications
Metabolic disorders
Neoplastic disorders
Obesity
Postmenopausal states
Trauma and injury
Imaging Procedures
X-ray
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI)
Arthrography
Bone Densitometry
Nuclear Studies Laboratory Studies
Bone Scan (CBC)
Endoscopic Studies Urinalysis (Calcium)
Arthroscopy Blood Chemistry
Other Studies Serum Calcium
Arthrocentesis Serum Phosphate
Electromyography Uric Acid
Biopsy Serum Creatinine
LDH, SGOT, CPK