Question

30.) The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following is correct about the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a.) Large joints are typically affected first

b.) Typically only one joint on one side of the body is affected

d.) Joint pain and tenderness lasting for 2 weeks or longer

c.) Morning stiffness lasting 30 minutes or longer

Answer 1

Early rheumatoid arthritis tends to affect your smaller joints first — particularly the joints that attach your fingers to your hands and your toes to your feet. As the disease progresses, symptoms often spread to the wrists, knees, ankles, elbows, hips and shoulders.

Option a is false

Sometimes RA affects one joint at a time, but more typically it presents as pain, warmth, and swelling in the joints on both sides of the body at the same time or on alternating sides.

Option b is false

This stiffness is usually worse in the mornings and can last for 45 minutes or more. RA can also trigger swelling in the affected joints. Long-term inflammation can cause you to feel physically exhausted.

Option c is correct

Joint pain and tenderness lasting for 2 weeks or longer

Option d is correct answer

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