Exam 41: Connective Tissue Disorders

The nurse explains that connective tissue function:

The nurse recognizes that the patient who is most likely to develop a connective tissue disease is a:

The nurse includes in the teaching plan for a patient with gout the need to be alert for the signs of:

The patient with bursitis of the shoulder can benefit by:

When the patient asks why systemic glucocorticoids medications are used as the last choice for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis,the nurse's most informative reply would be:

The older patient with osteoarthritis complains of stomach discomfort and shortness of breath after years of taking aspirin for pain relief.The home health care nurse suggests that she change her pain control method to:

The nurse clarifies that a postmenopausal woman who is not taking hormone replacement therapy should take ____ mg elemental calcium on a daily basis.

The nurse recommends to patients with osteoarthritis that they consider physical therapy for assistance with: (Select all that apply.)

The rehabilitation nurse clarifies that the goals of therapy for patients with rheumatic arthritis are to: (Select all that apply.)

For the osteoporotic patient taking alendronate (Fosamax),the nurse would stress that the drug requires that the patient:

The nurse would recognize that further nutritional teaching about a low-purine diet would be necessary when the patient with gout chooses:

The nurse would include in a teaching plan for a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome instructions about:

After knee replacement,the 87-year-old patient rejects the use of the continuous passive motion machine (CPM)saying,"I did not march when I was a child,and I am not marching now." The nurse points out that one of the CPM's benefits is a(n):