Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis ( 30 Questions)
The healthcare provider is evaluating a client with joint pain and stiffness for possible osteoarthritis. Which of the following physical examination findings is most consistent with osteoarthritis?
Warm, swollen, and tender joints are typical of inflammatory arthritis conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis.
Symmetrical joint involvement is more common in systemic autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis.
Heberden's nodes are bony enlargements that occur at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the fingers and are a characteristic finding in osteoarthritis. Warm, swollen, and tender joints are typical of inflammatory arthritis conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis. Symmetrical joint involvement is more common in systemic autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis. A positive Babinski reflex is a neurological finding and is not related to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
A positive Babinski reflex is a neurological finding and is not related to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
Heberden's nodes are bony enlargements that occur at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the fingers and are a characteristic finding in osteoarthritis. Warm, swollen, and tender joints are typical of inflammatory arthritis conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis. Symmetrical joint involvement is more common in systemic autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis. A positive Babinski reflex is a neurological finding and is not related to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
a. Warm, swollen, and tender joints are typical of inflammatory arthritis conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis.
b. Symmetrical joint involvement is more common in systemic autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, not osteoarthritis.
d. A positive Babinski reflex is a neurological finding and is not related to the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.