Lesson Objectives

  1. Identify the three stages of illness.
  2. Review synovial joint anatomy.
  3. Name the causes of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
  4. List the symptoms for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
  5. Discuss the tissue change that occurs due to the inflammatory process during osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout.
  6. Describe radiographic findings for the arthritis types of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and gout.