NURS1027 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Joint Stiffness, Degenerative Disease, Arthralgia
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Osteoarthritis (oa: rheumatic disease; comprised of 100 different conditions, more common than ra, affects weight bearing joints (hip, knee, hands, spine, onset typically 30s & peaks 50-60s. 85% 75yo have evidence of oa but only 15-25% are. Not systemic. symptomatic: degenerative disease, worsens over time. Impacts functional status and qol: primary ---> no prior related event/disease (disease increase risk for oa ?renal disease/diabetes, secondary ---> prev. joint injury/inflammatory disease (e. g. lupus?,
