Rheumatoid ArthritisBy: Marina McAninch

Rheumatoid Arthritis Definition: a type of chronic arthritis

that can occur in all of the joints in a persons body that can cause wide spread pain and inflammation.

This disease is more commonly known as RA

Signs and Symptoms:

The main signs and symptoms are:

Joint pain and swelling

Stiffness Fatigue

Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and

symptoms are: Slight fever Weight loss Weight gain Depression

Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and

symptoms are: Muscle weakness Hoarseness Painful lumps

under the skin

Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and

symptoms are: Eye pain or

redness Shortness of

breath Chest pain Dry eyes

Signs and Symptoms: Some signs and

symptoms are: Carpal tunnel

syndrome Some symptoms

come in episodes or flares

No two people will have the exact same symptoms or signs

Prevent and Control You can not prevent

this disease but it can be controlled my medications used by many cancer patients and other medications. There are medications that will ease some of the pain and swelling but it will not go away.

Medical Advances: There are clinical

trials around the world to try and find a cause or a medication that will help but as of right now there is no new medical advances.

Insurance Companies and Support Groups:

The insurance companies cover some of the costs but the prescriptions still have steep copays.

There are many support groups through Facebook and through different hospitals.

Work Cited Appleby, Julie. “Got Insurance? You Still May Pay

Steep Price For Prescriptions.” WebMD. WebMD,LLC,2014. 6 May 2015.

“Clinical Trial Information.”CDC. CDC,LLC, 2015. Web. 6 May 2015.

“What Is Rheumatiod Arthritis?” WebMD. WebMD,LLC, 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 6 May 2015.