anna cucci danielle norton. * rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a long-term autoimmune disease that leads...
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Anna Cucci
Danielle Norton
*Rheumatoid Arthritis
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*What is Rheumatoid
Arthritis?*Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disease that leads to inflammation of the joints and surrounding tissues. It can also affect other organs. It has an unknown cause.
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*Anatomy of Rheumatoid
Arthritis*It occurs in all joints in the body. In the hands it mostly occurs in the PIP and DIP joints.
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*Mechanism Rheumatoid
Arthritis *begins most often in a single joint
*spreads throughout other joints in the body.
*destroys the cartilage padding between bones and causes painful inflammation in joints along with limitations in mobility.
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*Treatment of Rheumatoid
Arthritis*There is no treatment but you can slow it down with medications; however, the type of medications depends on the severity of the disease.
*DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs)-helps prevent the significant joint damage that may occur in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis
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*Recovery
*There sometimes is a recovery but it is very rare.