Question

compare and contrast 3 medical management treatment for OA and RA

compare and contrast 3/4 nursing intervention for OA and RA

Compare and contrast 2 medications for OA and RA

Answer 1

Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are different types of arthritis. They share some similar characteristics, but has different symptoms and requires different treatment.

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA):
1. Medications: Topical pain relief medicines and oral analgesics including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, NSAIDs
2. Exercise: aerobics and aquatic excercise
3. Supportive devices: such as braces, orthotics, shoe inserts, cane, or walker, Intra-articular injections therapy.

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA):
1. Medications: NSAIDs, corticosteroid, COX-2 inhibitors, DMARDs and anti TFN agents.
2. Excercise: regular excercise which includes range of motion exercises, excercise to increase strength and endurance.
3.Supporrtive devices: splinting, finger splinting and other assistive devices can help to reduce joint pain and improve joint function and deformities

NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA):
1. Weight loss is an important approach to pain and disability improvement.
2. Canes and other ambulatory devices are very helpful for ambulation.
3. Exercises range of motion activities such as walking should begin moderately and increase gradually
4. Adequate pain management is essential to the success of an exercise program.
5. A referral for physical therapy for people with similar problems can be very helpful.

NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ( RA):
1.Provide a variety of comfort measures.
2. Administer anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and slow-acting antirheumatic medications as prescribed.
3.Encourage verbalization of feelings about pain and chronicity of disease.
4. Facilitate development of appropriate activity/rest scheduled.
5.Encourage adequate nutrition, including source of iron from food and supplements.

MEDICATION FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA):

1. NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib.

2.Corticosteroids(steroids): These include prednisone and cortisone.

MEDICATION FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA):

1. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs): this include methotrexate, leflunomide, hydroxychloroquine

2. Biologic agents :includes adalimumab, golimumab