title: Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: a basic comparison.
abstract: Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the two major types of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative process, whereas rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory process. Nurses need to be able to distinguish between the two types to provide patients with appropriate treatments.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krug
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*