1. Rheumatoid Arthritis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory arthritis and extra-articular involvement.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammatory arthritis and extra-articular involvement. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder caused in many cases by the interaction between genes and environmental factors, including tobacco, that primarily involves synovial joints.[1] It typically starts in small peripheral joints, is usually symmetric, and progresses to involve proximal joints if left untreated.[2][3][4] Joint inflammation over time leads to the destruction of the joint with loss of cartilage and bone erosions. RA with a symptom duration of fewer than six months is defined as early RA, and when the symptoms have been present for more than six months, it is defined as established RA.[3] RA, if untreated, is a progressive disease with morbidity and increased mortality.[5]
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis - StatPearls - NCBI
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are among the most common rheumatic diseases. These chronic progressive inflammatory diseases lead to ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are among the most common rheumatic diseases. These chronic progressive inflammatory diseases lead to a reduction in physical fitness and increase in joint degeneration.[1] Although very closely related, their symptomatology and etiology are different. In the past, AS was often diagnosed inaccurately as RA, but the two have recently been recognized as separate, distinct clinical entities. The latter has been attributed to advancing diagnostic and laboratory techniques able to differentiate the two conditions.[2] That being said, the diagnostic differentiation still remains a challenging task for clinicians.
3. Rheumatoid Arthritis | StatPearls | Treatment & Management
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic and chronic inflammatory state caused by an autoimmune response to an environmental trigger.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. Arthritis | Treatment & Management | Point of Care - StatPearls
Jun 20, 2023 · Inflammatory arthritis can occur in several settings, and inflammation can be caused by autoimmune processes (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic ...
Point of Care - Clinical decision support for Arthritis. Treatment and management. Introduction, Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, History and Physical, Evaluation, Treatment / Management, Differential Diagnosis, Prognosis, Postoperative and Rehabilitation Care, Deterrence and Patient Education, Pearls and Other Issues, Enhancing Healthcare Team Outcomes
5. A Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis for Pharmacists
Nov 18, 2022 · Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of synovial tissue in the joints that results in joint pain and ...
US Pharm. 2022;47(11):36-71.
6. Systemic complications of rheumatoid arthritis: Focus on pathogenesis ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is defined as a systemic autoimmune disease associated with a chronic inflammatory process, which gradually leads to joint destruction ...
As a systemic autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually causes damage not only to joints, but also to other tissues and organs including the hear...
7. The Approach to the Painful Joint: Overview, Pathophysiology, Clinical ...
May 30, 2024 · With an insidious pattern, joint symptoms develop over weeks to months. This onset is typical of most forms of arthritis, including rheumatoid ...
Joint pain can have multiple causes, a reflection of the diverse joint diseases, which arise from inflammation, cartilage degeneration, crystal deposition, infection, and trauma. The initial aim of the evaluation of a patient with joint pain is to localize the source of the joint symptoms and to determine the type of pathophysiologic process ...
8. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms, Treatment, Causes - Pfizer
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation, and swelling in the joints.
Learn more about Rheumatoid Arthritis with Pfizer. Discover symptoms, causes, and effective treatments for a comprehensive approach to managing rheumatoid arthritis.
9. Palindromic Rheumatism: Just a Pre-rheumatoid Stage or ... - Frontiers
It is established that most patients with PR evolve to chronic disease, of which rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is by far the most common. The relationship between ...
Palindromic rheumatism (PR), a unique clinical entity, has a characteristic clinical presentation with a relapsing/remitting course. It is established that m...
10. What is the Difference Between Arthritis and Rheumatism?
Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Typically, those with RA will be prescribed disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). DMARDs help to relieve the ...
Arthritis, derived from Greek for “disease of the joints,” is the chronic or acute inflammation of joints, which is often accompanied by structural damage and pain. In contrast, rheumatism is an informal term used to describe joint diseases or syndromes.
11. Rheumatoid Factor: Reference Range, Interpretation, Collection and Panels
Jun 28, 2024 · Approximately 60-80% of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have RF present during the course of their disease. However, RF results are ...
Antibodies directed against the Fc fragment of immunoglobulin G (IgG) are called rheumatoid factors (RFs). They are heterogenous and usually composed of immunoglobulin M (IgM).
12. Effectiveness of Early Physical Therapy Rehabilitation in Patient ...
StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island; 2022. Abujam B ... Rheumatoid arthritis, its diagnostic approach and how to treat it. Int J Med ...
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13. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: from aetiopathogenesis to therapeutic ...
Aug 23, 2021 · The International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) stratifies subtype of autoimmune inflammatory disorders, determined by the ...
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common paediatric rheumatological disorder and is classified by subtype according to International League of Associations for Rheumatology criteria. Depending on the number of joints affected, presence of extra-articular manifestations, systemic symptoms, serology and genetic factors, JIA is divided into oligoarticular, polyarticular, systemic, psoriatic, enthesitis-related and undifferentiated arthritis. This review provides an overview of advances in understanding of JIA pathogenesis focusing on aetiology, histopathology, immunological changes associated with disease activity, and best treatment options. Greater understanding of JIA as a collective of complex inflammatory diseases is discussed within the context of therapeutic interventions, including traditional non-biologic and up-to-date biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Whilst the advent of advanced therapeutics has improved clinical outcomes, a considerable number of patients remain unresponsive to treatment, emphasising the need for further understanding of disease progression and remission to support stratification of patients to treatment pathways.
14. Rheumatoid Arthritis NCLEX Review - Straight A Nursing
Dec 6, 2022 · Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition in which the patient's immune system attacks healthy cells inside the joints, leading to an inflammatory ...
Gain a better understanding of rheumatoid arthritis and learn how to care for these patients using the Straight A Nursing LATTE method.
15. Comparison of Adenosine Deaminase, C-reactive Protein, Uric Acid, and ...
... Rheumatoid Arthritis Levels in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Those Without Arthritis: A Review ... StatPearls, Treasure Island, FL; 2024. He X ...
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16. Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test
Sep 28, 2022 · But that doesn't rule out rheumatoid arthritis or another health problem. Many people with rheumatoid arthritis have little or no rheumatoid ...
This test measures rheumatoid factors in a sample of your blood. High levels of rheumatoid factors may be a sign of rheumatoid arthritis or another autoimmune disease. Learn more.
17. Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis - Good Health We Care
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is caused because the body's immune system attacks the body's cells thinking them to be foreign cells.
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18. Dactylitis - DermNet
Importantly, dactylitis is not considered a typical feature of rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis. What are the clinical features of dactylitis? In adults, ...
Dactylitis, Inflammation of a digit, Swollen digit. Authoritative facts from DermNet New Zealand.
