GEY 3601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Contracture, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Synovial Fluid
3 May 2017
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Joints are made up of cartilage, which does not renew tissue like muscle and bone. Cartilage is a nonvascular, tough, flexible connective tissue, so it only weakens by use, which is the opposite of both muscle and bone: compare the two most common types of joint disorders. What is the initial response (autoimmune response, an inflammatory) Management of care, by medications, surgery, therapies and or self-care. From what i see in my family experience, treatment is adequate but not perfect. Insurances have a cap, and once reached you have to start paying more out of pocket, which is when treatment stops. Stopping treatment could make the arthritis develop quicker: explain why arthritis is considered a gender, aging and a cross- It is considered a gender, aging and a cross-cultural disease cultural disease evidence because it effects each category differently. For gender, females have a higher morbidity rate than males. For aging, the higher in age the higher the morbidity rate.
