A client with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse why it is necessary to inject hydrocortisone into the knee joint. The reason which the nurse include in a response to this question would be reduce inflammation.
Steroids' anti-inflammatory properties can lessen the development of arthritic pannus. The joint does not become lubricated by lubricating it. A medication injection into a joint is not considered physical therapy. Joint fusion is referred to as ankylosis. Steroids, which have their primary impact on the inflammatory process, only slightly affect it.
Rheumatoid arthritis, often known as RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory condition in which your immune system unintentionally assaults healthy cells in your body, leading to inflammation.
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