Differences in safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with osteoarthritis: A case study

Running head: CASE STUDY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
CASE STUDY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
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CASE STUDY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS
Introduction:
Osteoarthritis is a disorder that is characterized by joint inflammation. It mainly occurs
because of aging, heredity as well as from injury and trauma (Kapoor&Mahomed, 2015).
Swollen joints, joint stiffness, loss of ranges of motion as well as creaking joints are some of the
symptoms (Arden et al., 2014). A patient named Tom is suffering from osteoarthritis. He is quite
upset, as he is not being able to achieve the goal of reduction of 10 kgs of weight set by the
professionals. This assignment will show how the professionals can communicate effectively to
handle the patient and provide him care that satisfies him.
Discussion:
Cartilage is the firm as well as the rubbery material that helps in covering the end portion
of the bones in the normal joints. The main function of this region is the reduction friction in the
joints that serve as shock absorber. This feature of the normal cartilage is seen to come from its
ability of changing the shape when they get compressed. However, in case of osteoarthritis,
cartilage, which remains present in the joints, are seen to become stiff and thereby it loses the
elasticity (Farran et al., 2017). Therefore, it becomes more susceptible to damage and in course
of time, the cartilage may wear away in many areas and this situation decreases the ability of the
cartilage to act as shock absorber. As the cartilage is seen to deteriorate, ligaments and tendons
are seen to stretch causing pain (Arron et al., 2017). In severe conditions, even bones are seen to
rub against each other and this causes pain and suffering to patient.Some of the risk factors that
result in osteoarthritis are the family history of similar disorders, older age, gender with females
being more affected. Other risk factors are having previous injuries, obesity and overweight,
certain occupations, poor posture and many others.

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Both the types of disorder are seen to affect the joints but rheumatoid arthritis is a
autoimmune condition where that of osteoarthritis is a primarily degenerative joint condition. In
the former, the body cannot recognize the soft lining surrounding the joints and consider them as
threats and thereby attacks them resulting in the pain, stiffness as well as inflammation around
the joints. On the other hand, osteoarthritis mainly occurs when the cartilage that occurs as a
cushion to the bones are seen to undergo breakdown (van Waslem et al., 2015). The rheumatoid
arthritis is seen to occur at any age and can affect people from any gender although they are more
common in females. On the other hand, osteoarthritis is seen to be more prevalent in the women
but is mainly seen to occur in the old age unlike the rheumatoid arthritis. The patients suffering
from rheumatoid arthritis develop this condition due to family and heredity issues where parents,
child or siblings also suffer from such disorders (Dejong et al., 2018). On the other hand,
osteoarthritis is also seen to share the same reason but apart from it, many other risk factors are
also present for the later. These are being overweight, gout, joint deformities and even diabetes.
Active listening skill is extremely critical for the development of the effective patient
centered care. This skill is very helpful in the obtaining of the important medical information
from the patient. These skills also help to show the patients that health professional’s care and
this helps in development of result and confidence from the patients. This helps the patient feel
that the nurse is genuinely interested in knowing about this suffering and is not judgmental about
them. Active listening skills also help the nursing professionals by allowing proper clarification
(Solomon et al., 2018). This thereby helps in development of a better understanding of the bigger
picture. Studies have shown that active listening skills help in building the trust between the
client as well as the provider. Trust supports confidence and helps in the facilitation of the
compliance when the health regimen is recommended. In the case study, it is seen that the