Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and connective tissue. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the bodys tissue is mistakenly attacked by its own immune system. The immunes system is primarly organized to look for infections and destroy them, patients with rheumatoid arthritis have antibodies in their blood which target their own tissue which leads to inflammation. RA is basically a chronic syndrome that is characterized by inflammation of the peripheral
Arthritis and related conditions have been considered as the third largest contributor to direct health care expenditure, affecting nearly 46 million people in the USA. More important, the economic and social burden of arthritis is expected to grow, as the number of people with arthritis is expected to reach 67 million in the USA by 2030. Among various arthritis conditions, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide. It is a chronic, progressive autoimmune disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Imagine being diagnosed with a condition that flares in and out of control repeatedly every year. Your doctor has told you that the cause could be genetic, or it could be directly related to previous toxins or illnesses you may have been exposed to, leaving you frustrated and looking for answers. None of your family members have ever had any trouble with their joints, but yours have been so painful and tender lately that even getting out of bed in the morning seems like
How can Rheumatoid arthritis be effectively treated? Rheumatoid arthritis affects around 400,000 individuals within the UK, it is the most relentless chronic form of arthritis, and for adults it is the second most common form in patients (1). “RA is more prevalent among women than men, and usually develops in the fourth to fifth decades of life” (A). Rheumatoid arthritis is severe as it is a form of autoimmune disease, this is where the body’s immune system attacks and damages working tissue, due
Rheumatoid Arthritis is when the joints are chronically inflamed, which happens because it is an autoimmune disease which means that the immune system attacks the body tissues. Although Rheumatoid Arthritis mainly affects the joints, it can also affect other organs. Causes of the disorder It is still unknown what the cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis is but there are some theories that have not been proven. The oldest theory states that viruses and bacteria are the cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Now
Rheumatoid Arthritis Define the disorder/disease: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects your joints. It is one of the most immobilizing types of arthritis, causing deformity and disability. It can affect any joint in our body but usually first affects the wrists and small joints in your hands, including the knuckles and the middle joints of your hand. As the disease progresses, it will affect other joints, including your knees, ankles, elbows, hips, and shoulders on both
the case for Nirmal, a 52-year-old female, who has had rheumatoid arthritis for five years and hypertension since her early thirties. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease, considered an “autoimmune disease,” and is characterized by “joint swelling, joint tenderness,” and destruction of “synovial joints” (Charles, Britt, & Pan, 2013, p. 765). She currently takes a myriad of medications which control her rheumatoid arthritis and hypertension, but the five medications that will be
Rheumatoid Arthritis Insert your name in the header. Type your answers in RED, save your final copy in Word (.doc or .docx). Send as an attachment to your clinical instructor and cc Miss Williams. In order to receive full attendance credit, we MUST receive your assignment by: 0630 9/27/16 and med cards by 0800 9/28/16. 1. What 3 questions the nurse should ask when assessing a client’s ROM with RA? a. Is there pain on motion? b. Is there limitation of motion? Can patient to active or passive motion
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease – a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the joints, connective tissues, muscles, tendons, and fibrous tissue. It is characterized by inflammation and destruction of bone and joints, causing pain, joint stiffness, and muscle weakness. It occurs in more than 1% of American and causes disability in millions (Lee, Hale, Hemingway, & Woolridge, 2012). As a wonder drug for RA is yet to be discovered, people with RA may
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory and an autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s tissue (Rheumatoid arthritis, 2017). This disease affects the entire body, which is called a systemic (means entire body) disease. Arthritis is derived from the word part arthr-, which means “joint,” and -itis, which means “inflammation,” so altogether it means “inflammation of the joints.” It creates inflammation that causes the tissue that lines the inside
Arthritis affects people of all age groups. More than 100 types of arthritis are known. Among these osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis having the highest incidence. One of the major causes of chronic debilitation in industrialized nations is Osteoarthritis which results from damage to the joints, which may be due to trauma, infection, or age-related wear. Rheumatoid arthritis is encountered less frequently than osteoarthritis and is estimated to affect around one per cent of the world’s population
Allysha Campbell Professor Kulics General Psychology 01 December 2016 In today’s society among the elder population, the struggles involved with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are a growing problem. It, generally, involves a physical distress on the joints of the body, causing anywhere from moderate to severe pain to the individual suffering from the disease. Countless research is being done to understand the causes of this disease and discover ways to prevent its rise. In fact, many physicians believe
therapist she knew what to do, but I didn’t really know what it was or how to help her. Most of the things I knew about “arthritis” was that it affects your bones, but this was much more than that. I also didn’t realize that it was Rheumatoid Arthritis not just normal arthritis,they are different because Rheumatoid Arthritis has to do with your joints unlike regular arthritis that has to do with the wear and tear of your bones. I wish I had known if I could prevent it or even if it is genetic and
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that has direct involvement with the immune system. This disease is considered to be degenerative and currently the only thing that can be done is manage the painful symptoms and suppress the self targeting actions by using immune suppressing drugs. The cause of rheumatoid arthritis is mostly unknown but there is a high amount of evidence that there are genetic predispositions for the disease. This being said however there are also environmental factors to asses
INTRODUCTION For the human body to move swiftly with deliberate and smooth actions, it makes use of synovial fluid within joints. However, rheumatoid arthritis hinders the movement of the body and cause several other debilitating factors such as pain and (near) permanent disability. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is primarily a persistent autoimmune disease which affects synovial joints of the human body. According to Emery (2006), he finds that this is a “long term . . . chronic disease that spreads
Introduction Arthritis is one of the most prevalent diseases, and is the leading cause of disability in the U.S (What is Arthritis, n.d). Moreover, the susceptibility to arthritis enhances with age, approximately half the population that reaches 65 years of age has arthritis (What is Arthritis, n.d). Essentially, arthritis refers to hindrance to the joint such as pain, swelling and reduced range of motion (What is Arthritis, n.d). There are over 100 types of arthritis, one to be noted for this paper
JRA What exactly is JRA? Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), or sometimes called juvenile chronic arthritis, is a disease that affects children causing joint inflamation which makes the joints stiff and painful. This Disease affects about one in one thousand children ages sixteen and younger. Doctors have also found that the more joints affected the more serious the disease and symptoms are less likely to go into full remission. There are three types of JRA and each type is based on the number
Patients may also complain of hearing loss and purulent (pus like) drainage from the ear. To cure the condition and not have it return patients must keep the ear canal clean and dry of the condition will continue and becomes a chronic condition. “Rheumatoid Arthritis is the autoimmune inf... ... middle of paper ... ...blood into the cells, patients can experience fatigue, weight loss, drowsiness, itching of the skin, to name a few. Patients with diabetes mellitus can lose limbs due to necrosis. Type
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established18. The potential mechanisms by which these B-cells contribute to the immunopathogenesis of RA are as follows: they can act as antigen presenting cells, secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines (including tumour necrosis factor-alpha), and generate rheumatoid factor (RF) and other auto-antibodies whilst also activating T cells12. Hence, the rituximab mediated depletion of B-cells is thought to prevent these potential mechanisms from occurring thus controlling the progression of the disease18. Rituximab