Rheumatoid Arthritis BIOL 121 CRN # 23143 Outline: Rheumatoid Arthritis 1. Introduction: Statement of problem Definition Symptoms Causes & risk factors 2. Body How are you diagnosis Research Medications Who will get rheumatoid arthritis? Testing 3. Conclusion Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic syndrome that is characterized by inflammation of the peripheral joints‚ but it may also involve the lungs‚ heart‚ blood vessels‚ and eyes. The prevalence of this autoimmune disease is between 0.3% to 1.5% of the population in the United States (Feinberg‚ pp 815). It affects women two to three times more often than men‚ and the onset of RA is usually between 25 and 50 years of age‚ but it can occur at any age (Reed‚ pp 584). RA can be
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that sauses chronic inflammation of the joints. Rhematiod arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue around the joints‚ as well as other organs in the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses which occur when the body tissues are mjistakenly attacked by its own immune system. The immune system is a complex organization of cells and antibodies designed normally to "seek and destroy" invaders of the body‚ particularly infections. Patients with
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Objectives: 1. 2. Describe common locations‚ signs‚ symptoms‚ and onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 3. Given clinical characteristics‚ differentiate between RA and osteoarthritis. 4. Describe extraarticular manifestations of RA and recommend preventative measures. 5. List laboratory and radiology tests useful in evaluating and/or diagnosing RA. 6. Describe pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treating RA. 7. Counsel on
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1. Introduction/Thesis Statement. Rheumatoid arthritis‚ RA‚ is a chronic autoimmune disease in which both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the disease process. It is characterized by flare-up and remission periods affecting over 1.5 million people in the United States‚ in which approximately 300‚000 of those people are children. Rheumatoid arthritis is by far the most serious‚ painful‚ and potentially crippling form of arthritis. It is often called “the great crippler” because
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: history taking and evaluating a case. Professor Shaheen Moin. FRCP. FCPS. HOD Medicine. Overview • • • • • • • Epidemiology History Physical Examination Laboratory Tests Radiographical signs Pharmological Treatment Surgical Treatment of Foot Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis. • RA affects between 0.5 and 1% of adults in the developed world with between • • • • 5 and 50 per 100‚000 people newly developing the condition each year. In 2010 it resulted in about 49‚000
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease‚ primarily of the joints‚ with autoimmune features and a complex genetic component. INHERITANCE Occasional families show a considerable number of cases of this common disorder. A simple Mendelian mechanism could not be proved‚ however. Indeed‚ some (Burch et al.‚ 1964) could not demonstrate significant familial aggregation. Lynn et al. (1995) conducted family studies and segregation analyses of RA based on consecutive patients with RA ascertained
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can cause swelling‚ stiffness and pain of joints‚ primarily in an individual’s small joints in their hands and feet. An autoimmune disease is the result of antibodies from a person’s immune system attacking their own healthy cells. Many autoimmune diseases act in various different manners and one of the rare similarities is the ability to clinically diagnose a disease based on the presence of autoantibodies in a serum. When these autoantibodies begin
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The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis usually begins with physical examination. Directed questions from the doctor about the signs and symptoms and examine the affected joints. In addition‚ the doctor may recommend: 1- blood tests: in people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis‚ blood tests check the speed of sedimentation (precipitation) red blood cell (which is screening measures the speed of deposition of cells red blood in a sample of blood - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ESR)‚ usually‚
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Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis and occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body’s tissues. It is also an autoimmune disease which means that certain cells of the immune system do not work properly and start attacking healthy tissues. It is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints and other areas of the body. It is triggered by a faulty immune system and affects the wrist and small joints of the hand‚ including
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