learning Objectives - Describe the management of clients with connective tissue and collagen disorders Demonstrate skill in providing nursing care to clients with connective tissue and collagen disorders
Hours - 8
Teaching and Learning Activities - Lecture cum discussion Clinical teaching
Assessment Methods - Short answer Objective type Essay type
Content of the chapter
a) Assessment
– History
– Physical examination
– Diagnostic measures
b) Management of patients with disorders of
connective tissue and collagen disorders
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
– Scleroderma
– Polymyositis
– Osteoarthritis
– Ankylosing Spondylitis
– Gout
– Fibromyalgia
c) Alternate therapies
d) Drugs used in treatment of connective tissue
and collagen disorders