Health: Rheaumatoid Arthritis

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE TO THE JOINTS. IT IS A CHRONIC, PROGRESSIVE, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE PROCESS THAT AFFECTS THE BODY SYSTEM, AFFECTING MANY JOINTS AND OTHER TISSUES. AUTOBODIES ARE FORMED CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE SYNOVIUM. EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING WEIGHT AND EATING A WELL-BALANCED DIET TO PROMOTE TISSUE HEALING. ASSESS LOW GRADE FEVER FATIGUE WEAKNESS ANOREXIA MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN AND MORNING STIFFNESS. ASSESS FOR ANEMIA WEIGHT LOSS VASCULITIS RENAL DISEASE SEVERE FATIGUE OSTEOPOROSIS. NSAIDS ARE SOMETIMES USED ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS FOR INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS TO RELIEVE PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. GLUCOCORTICOIDS PREDNISONE FAST-ACTING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE EFFECTS. ENCOURAGE CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D.