Question

To accurately distinguish the basic assessment similarities and

differences between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

COMPARE: Describe at least three (3) signs/symptoms of

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis which are alike. For

example, in the integumentary system, pigmented lesions were alike

in that they had a color change from the underlying skin color.

Point value: 3 points each for a total of 9 Points

2.

CONTRAST: Explain at least four (4) signs/symptoms of

Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis which vary between the

diseases. For example, in the integumentary system, benign lesions

had a uniform color but malignant lesions had more than one color.

Point value: 2 points each for a total of 16 Points

Answer 1

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease caused by mechanical wear and tear on joints.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own immune system attacks the body's joints.

Similar signs and symptoms :

Symptoms	Rheumatoid arthritis	osteoarthritis
Onset	Gradual rise in symptoms	Gradual rise in symptoms
Symptoms	Pain and inflammation of joints	pain and inflammation of joints
Integumentary system	Colour change present in pigmented lesions in integumentary system	color change present in pigmented lesions in integumentary system

Differences in signs and symptoms :

Sign and symptoms	Rheumatoid arthritis	Osteoarthritis
Joint characteristics	soft, warm, tender, joints	hard and bony
Stiffness	worse after rest(morning stiffness)	worse after effort(evening stiffness)
Pattern of joints	Small and large joints are affected on both sides of the body	Large weight bearing joints are affected limited to one set of joints.
Systemic effects	Frequent fatigue and general feeling of being ill present	No whole body symptoms are present.