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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 ]
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Rheumatology (from Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma) 'flowing current') is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. [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 ]
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]
Rheumatology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press. It is one of two official journals of the British Society for Rheumatology, the other being Rheumatology Advances in Practice. The journal covers all aspects of paediatric and adult rheumatological conditions.
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.
Rheumatism [2] / ˈ r uː m ə t ɪ z əm / or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue. [3] Rheumatism does not designate any specific disorder, but covers at least 200 different conditions, including arthritis and "non-articular rheumatism", also known as "regional pain syndrome" or "soft tissue rheumatism".