My sister has just been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). This is so new to us....
My sister has just been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). This is so new to us. I do not know anything about the condition and have some questions for the nurse:
- What is Rheumatoid Arthritis and what causes it?
- Am I at risk for getting RA? (hint risk factors)
- What are the signs and symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
- Are there any medical tests or labs that are done to help confirm the diagnosis?
- Are there any medications used to treat this condition? I heard there are NSAIDS, DMARDS, and Biologics-What do they do and are there specific names because I see a lot of TV commercials advertising drugs for RA? Do the medications need to be taken with food, at a certain time, how often?
- Are there comfort measures that she can use that are not medicines?
- Are there any psychosocial considerations that I need to know about to care for her?
Homework Answers
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis is an infection and inflammation of joints and causes the deformity, sometimes it also affects skin, heart, blood vessels, lungs, etc.
Rheumatoid Arthritis occurs when our immune system mistakenly attacks our own body tissue and destroys it, in this case, the immune system attacks the surrounding membranes of bone call synovium.
It is mainly triggered by some infections.
2.
Risk factors of Rheumatoid Arthritis include -
- Age (Older age people have a greater chance )
- Bacterial infection
- Exposure to silica
- Family history
- Obesity
- Smoking
3.
Signs and symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis includes
- Joint pain
- Severe pain after inactivity
- Joint swelling and stiffness and redness
- Deformity of Joints
It can also affect the heart (Can cause valve stenosis), blood vessels (stenosis), skin (Skin lesions), etc.
4.
Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Physical examination and clinical examination
- History collection
- Blood investigations like Rheumatoid factor test, C-reactive protein test, Anticitrullinated protein antibody test (anti-CCP).
- X rays, Ct scan, and MRI of Joints to check deformity.
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