NURS-2144EL Lecture 3: rheumatoid arthritis
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* ra usually peaks between 30 and 50 years of age cause is unknown : autoimmunity. * more common in women than men genetic factors etiology and pathophysiology fibrin vascular granulation. " " " mm" " " soft tissue swelling. ] bone pannus destroys cartilage at joint periphery loss of bone density cartilage. Of bone due to inflammation and thickening of synovium and capsule stage one : the body mistakenly attacks its own joint tissue stage two : the body makes the antibodies and the joints start swelling up. """"" " """ "" "" + "" mi " " "+ and deformed " the fingers become crooked . Jtidyyim lumps that develop under the skin . They most often appear on the fingers and lungs and vocal cords . , chronic hepatitis , vaginal dryness arthritis , muscle pain (any jts but esp here ) peripheral neuropathy , raynaud "s general clinical manifestations sio-aren. ss. name keratoconjunctivitis am. ia. is.
