Ankylosing Spondylitis Flash Cards

 
log in to manage your card piles
front back revisions lasted changed by history
How long does AS progress for? AS IS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE AND OCCURS OVER A 15-25 YEAR PERIOD 0 MichaelMorano Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:34:11 GMT view revision history
What will the spine look like after the later stages of AS? BAMBOO (BAMBOO SPINE) 0 MichaelMorano Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:29:12 GMT view revision history
Who is at a higher risk for getting ankylosing spondylitis? *A PERSON BORN WITH A HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN (HLA B27)
*MEN ARE AT A HIGHER RISK THAN WOMEN
*ONSET IS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 20 AND 40 YEARS OF AGE
0 MichaelMorano Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:29:12 GMT view revision history
An injury is sustained to which structures during the progression of ankylosing spondylitis? *SACROILAC JOINT
*INTERVERTEBRAL DISKS
*SPINE
*COSTOVERTEBRAL AND APOPHYSEAL JOINTS
*CONNECTIVE TISSUE
*LARGER PERIPHERAL JOINTS (HIPS, KNEES, SHOULDER)
0 MichaelMorano Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:29:12 GMT view revision history
Ankylosing spondylitis is AKA MARIE-STRUMPELL DISEASE 0 MichaelMorano Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:29:12 GMT view revision history

Study Now
View Users (1)