A Patient with RA of the Hands and Wrists Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient with RA of the hands and wrists is experiencing an acute flare of the disease.To protect the inflamed joints and minimize deforming forces on the hands and wrists, you should teach the patient to:

• A)Avoid all activities with the hands until there is no pain.
• B)Avoid strong gripping motions that require wrist extension, radial deviation of the wrist, and ulnar deviation of the fingers.
• C)Exercise the hands in functional ways such as wringing out a dishrag under warm water.
• D)Stretch the extrinsic finger tendons across all the joints simultaneously to gain mobility and counter contractures.

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