Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rheumatology Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema (or sometimes RS 3 PE ) is a rare syndrome identified by symmetric polyarthritis , synovitis , acute pitting edema (swelling) of the back of the hands and/or feet, and a negative serum rheumatoid factor . [ 2 ]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Rheumatology is a specialised branch of medicine mainly involved in treating arthritis and ...
Medication therapy management, generally called medicine use review in the United Kingdom, is a service provided typically by pharmacists, medical affairs, and RWE scientists that aims to improve outcomes by helping people to better understand their health conditions and the medications used to manage them. [1]
RA affects about 24.5 million people as of 2015. [10] This is 0.5–1% of adults in the developed world with between 5 and 50 per 100,000 people newly developing the condition each year. [ 3 ] Onset is most frequent during middle age and women are affected 2.5 times as frequently as men. [ 1 ]
Rheumatology covers more than 100 different complex diseases, collectively known as rheumatic diseases, which includes many forms of arthritis as well as lupus and Sjögren's syndrome. [1] Doctors who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists .
The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.
Upgrade to a faster, more secure version of a supported browser. It's free and it only takes a few moments:
An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]