A client has been diagnosed with an autoimmune inflammatory disease that involves the synovium of the joints and is potentially disabling. The nurse is aware that this client is experiencing:
a. bursitis c. osteoarthritis
b. Lyme disease d. rheumatoid arthritis
D
Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic systemic disease of unknown etiology that primarily affects young adult women, produces recurring synovial inflammation and can also affect other structures such as the lungs, heart, blood vessels, muscles, eyes, and skin. This condition progresses at a variable rate but is potentially disabling.
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