Edna is a 70-year-old widowed women that is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. It would be ideal that the therapy recommendation be easy to read. Edna’s old age has caused her eyesight to worsen‚ making it hard for her to read small print. Not only should the font be larger‚ it is important that the therapy recommendation is understandable and visually appealing. Edna is not up to date on medical terminology‚ so she often has her pharmacist explain complicated medical terminology in an accessible
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Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis can occur in many joints in the body including shoulders‚ knees‚ ankles and the hips. As the disease carries on‚ there is an increase in the damage to cartilage and bone. People with Rheumatoid Arthritis have a higher chance of developing anaemia due to a decrease in the red blood cell production. Rheumatoid Arthritis increases the risk of inflammation of the lining of the lungs which overtime can
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Rheumatoid arthritis‚ also known as RA‚ is a complex disease and sometimes very hard to diagnose. Its symptoms copy other diseases so it makes diagnosing tricky. It’s best to see a Rheumatologist if you suspect you have Rheumatoid arthritis. To stay healthy for as long as possible‚ it’s very important to get your vaccinations. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that makes your immune system attack its healthy joints. Staying healthy is a serious issue and helps tremendously not only with slowing
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Marjorie McBurney SOC 313 Tara Jempty January 27‚ 2013 Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease- meaning the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues including the joints in the wrists‚ fingers‚ knees‚ ankles‚ and feet as well as causing damage to the lungs‚ arteries‚ blood vessels‚ spinal cord and heart (Falvo‚ 2009). Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by periods of flares and remissions (NIAMS‚ 2009)
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Internal Medicine Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many years. Approximately two weeks ago she developed a respiratory infection for which she received antibiotics and completed that course of antibiotics. She developed some
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About Drug Discovery and Development. PPD. 15 Apr. 2005 . (2) Anderson ‚ PJ.. "Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors: Clinical implications of their different immunogenicity profiles.." Semin Arthritis Rheum 34 (2005): 19-22. (3) Geletka RC‚ St Clair EW‚ . "Infliximab for the treatment of early rheumatoid arthritis.." Expert Opin Biol Ther 5 (2005): 405-417. (4) Marzo-Ortega H‚ McGonagle D‚ Jarrett S‚ Haugeberg G‚ Hensor E‚ O ’connor P‚ Tan AL‚ Conaghan PG‚ Greenstein A‚ Emery P.‚ . "Infliximab in combination
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Running Head: Seniors‚ Health and the Healthcare Industry Seniors‚ Health and the Healthcare Industry Seniors‚ Health and the Healthcare Industry Abstract As most of society is aware of healthcare is a hot topic and it is an issue that affects most everyone‚ from newborns to centenarians. I am going to show what issues affect most of our seniors in regards to mental challenges‚ cognitive degeneration‚ and physical health issues. In addition I am going to show how these changes jeopardize
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PREVALENCE OF SILENT ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (GENERAL MEDICINE) INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic‚ systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology marked by a symmetric‚ peripheral polyarthritis and various
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Medina‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many years. Approximately 2 weeks ago‚ she developed a respiratory infection for which she received antibiotics; and completed that course of antibiotics. She developed
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according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan‚ a handful of doctors believed it was
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