Rheumatoid arthritis is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints.
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Classification
Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterIII: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Classrheumatologic, autoimmune 3 First Described Causative Agent
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Treated By
Source Gold-containing drugs (Wikipedia)
Source Ibuprofen (Wikipedia)
Source Immunosuppression (Wikipedia)
Source Joint replacement (Wikipedia)
Source Methotrexate (Wikipedia)
Source Low-level laser therapy (Wikipedia)
Source Prednisone (Wikipedia)
Source Synovectomy (Wikipedia)
Source Heat therapy (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
3. Rheumatoid Arthritis (Wikipedia)
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.
View the Source Ibuprofen (Wikipedia)
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migraines, and rheumatoid arthritis
Methotrexate (Wikipedia)
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immune-system suppressant
Prednisone (Wikipedia)
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decrease inflammation in conditions such as asthma, COPD, and rheumatologic diseases
Synovectomy (Wikipedia)
Gold-containing drugs (Wikipedia)
Joint replacement (Wikipedia)
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Joint replacement surgery is often indicated from various joint diseases, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunosuppression (Wikipedia)
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Additionally, it is used for treating graft-versus-host disease after a bone marrow transplant, or for the treatment of auto-immune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, or Crohn's disease.
Low-level laser therapy (Wikipedia)
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The therapy may be effective for conditions such as juvenile myopia, rheumatoid arthritis, and oral mucositis.
Heat therapy (Wikipedia)
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Heat may be an effective self-care treatment for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.
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