Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects millions of individuals worldwide, causing joint inflammation,pain, and potential disability. As nurses, our role in the care of patients with RA is paramount. This article aims to shed light on the crucialnursing interventions,...
The apparent central role of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis suggests that anti-TNFα therapy may provide prolonged therapeutic benefits. This article describes the use of Infliximab (REMICADE®, Centocor, Inc. Malvern, PA), a chimeric monoclonal...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder which significantly impacts patients' lives and can lead to permanent disability. Inflammation in RA not only affects joints; but can affect organs including the heart and lun
affects around 12,000 children in the UK.81The reported prevalence of TMJ arthritis in JIA ranges from 17 to 87%.82Restricted mouth opening is the most frequent clinical finding (28% of patients) followed by masticatory muscle tenderness, deviation of the mandible on opening, TMJ tenderness and...
LouiseProthero, ...JackieSturt, inInternational Journal of Nursing Studies, 2018 1Background Rheumatoid arthritisis a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by persistent joint pain and swelling. Uncontrolled activerheumatoid arthritisleads to decreasedquality of life, disability, and comorbidity (e.g....
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, characterized by inflammation of the joints, which can lead to disability due to damage of the cartilage and bones. This chapter focuses on what the nurse should know about the cause, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and assessment of ...
for a potential new disease management programme (DMP) "rheumatoid arthritis". According to the results of the report the recommendations cover nearly all important health care aspects; however, rehabilitation measures are only addressed sporadically. The focus of the recommendations is on drug therapy...
Management of rheumatoid arthritis in primary care Primary care teams are in an ideal position to support RA patients and monitor their treatment, say Domini Bryer and Jo White Perry,Margaret - 《Practice Nursing》 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Post-Test on Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Care Use thi...
Methods Taking 120 cases of rural rheumatoid arthritis patients in this hospital as observation objects,120 patients were randomly divided into control group(60 cases, routine nursing care) and experimental group(60 cases, routine nursing care management intervention). The joint pain scores and quality...