Rheumatoid Arthritis
Transcript: U.S. and Swedish researchers have been comparing DNA samples. Chromosome 9 : TRAF 1 and C5. Treatments I have arthritis- JRA to RA. Kids get it too. Youth chair. Could lead to other medical issues. http://blog.nj.com/warrenreporter/2007/05/walk_raises_awareness_for_lead.html Genetic? Swelling of joints, joint pain, rheumatoid nodules, fatigue, and stiffness (especially in the morning). All joint pain is symmetrical. Samanthalee Greco Several tests can be done. i.e. RA Factor, CRP, Anti- CCP, physical exams. Clinical history X-rays "Can a Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet Help Relieve Rheumatoid Arthritis?" Http://www.webmd.com. WebMD, 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. "Is Rheumatoid Arthritis a Genetic Disease?" Articlebase.com. ArticleBase, 14 Oct. 2007. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. "Who Gets Rheumatoid Arthritis?" Arthritis.org. Arthritis Foundation, 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Board, A.D.A.M. Editorial. Rheumatoid Arthritis. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2 Feb. 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Halverson, Paul B. "Anti-CCP : A New Test for Rheumatoid Arthritis." Arthritis.org. Arthritis Foundation, Dec. 2005. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Healthwise. "Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications." WebMD. WebMD, 14 Apr. 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. MacGregor, A. J., Snieder, H., Rigby, A. S., Koskenvuo, M., Kaprio, J., Aho, K. and Silman, A. J. (2000), Characterizing the quantitative genetic contribution to rheumatoid arthritis using data from twins. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 43: 30–37.Mayo Clinic Staff. "Rheumatoid Arthritis." Mayoclinic.com. Mayo Clinic, 2 Nov. 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. NIH. "Rheumatoid Arthritis: Also Called RA." Nlm.nih.gov. MedlinePlus, Oct. 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Panayi, G. S., Lanchbury, J. S. and Kingsley, G. H. (1992), The importance of the t cell in initiating and maintaining the chronic synovitis of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 35: 729–735. doi: 10.1002/art.1780350702 Silman, Alan J., and Jacqueline E. Pearson. "Epidemiology and Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis." Biomedcentral.com. Arthritis Res, 9 May 2002. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. UMMC. "Rheumatoid Arthritis- Diagnosis." Umm.edu. University of Maryland Medical Center, 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. Zelman, David. "Rheumatoid Arthritis Causes and Risk Factors." WedMD.com. WebMD, 01 May 2012. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/ndemers/.../Rheumatoid%20Arthritis.ppt Symtoms and Signs Rheumatoid Arthritis RA is chronic. No medicine can cure it. Remission: exercising, medicines, RA diet/ proper diet. Sources Misc. How is it diagnosed? Named by Dr. Alfred Baring Garrod in 1958 Traced back to 4500BC (Otzi the mummy, dinosaurs, cave men). 1912, Dr. Frank Billings researched what would cause RA- focal infections. Several kinds of arthritis, RA is most common. Rheumatoid Arthritis