The nurse explains to a 51-year-old professional tennis instructor who is diagnosed with osteoarthritis that the disease is best understood as the:
1. presence of antibodies in the synovial fluid.
2. dislocation of the patella over the tibia.
3. degeneration of articular cartilage.
4. body's autoimmune response.
3
Degeneration of articular cartilage is part of the pathophysiology of arthritis.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 893
OBJ: 6 TOP: Osteoarthritis
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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