Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

Rheumatoid arthritis is defined as, “a chronic systemic disease marked by inflammation of multiple synovial joints.” The inflammation within the articulations causes the synovial fluid inside the joints to harden making range of motion decrease significantly. Over time, if left unmonitored, the cartilage between the joints breaks down, causing permanent joint damage and deformity. There are an estimated 2 million people in the United States afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis with…

As humans age and grow, it gets more and more difficult to be able to function as they did in the past. Many elders usually suffer from aches and pains that begin to affect their ability to complete daily tasks. Joint pain especially is a pain that elders have to endure, however it does not only affect elders. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the most common autoimmune arthritis, has already affected over 1.5 million people in the United States alone. Although most of the people that have been…

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic, autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. It is not contagious,yet is the most common autoimmune disease in the United states, affecting as many as (7.5) million Americans. Psoriasis has been linked to other serious health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and depression. About 30 percent of people with psoriasis develop psoriatic…

Due date: Monday 11/16/17 – turn a copy of the following questions/answers and a copy of the article in to my box (in the PT main office) by 5:00. Be sure to write your name on the assignment text and article. Assignment and rubric: Choose a disease, syndrome, or other pathology that has relevance to the practice of Physical Therapy to cover for this assignment. You can choose one from the book or journal article or from a class presentation – as long as it was not something that was…

Methotrexate is a drug used to treat cancer, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and to induce miscarriage in women who have had ectopic pregnancies. Question 1: Pharmacokinetics describes how the body affects a certain type of drug after administration through absorption, metabolism, distribution and excretion while travelling throughout the body. Absorption Absorption is defined as the movement of a drug through the bloodstream. Absorption of a drug is affected by the solubility of the…

Atherosclerosis is when one's arteries, the blood vessels that carry oxygen and other nutrients from one's heart to the rest of their body, become thick and stiff; resulting in the occasional restriction of blood flow to their organs and tissues. Symptoms normally do not appear if it is a mild case. A moderate to severe case has different symptoms depending on where the affected arteries are located. When located in the heart arteries one might experience chest pains or chest pressure, but if…

treatment only if the first treatment failed. Physician will suggest the drugs based on type of psoriatic arthritis, its severity and patient’s reaction to prescribed medication. Some drugs used to treat psoriatic arthritis are listed below: NSAIDS, corticosteroids, topical treatment, light therapy, DMARDs, biologics, immunosuppressant, TNF-alpha inhibitor etc. NSAIDs: These drugs reduced pain and inflammation. The most common drugs are aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen. Side effects are…

Autoimmune diseases affect about 50 million of the American population according to the American Autoimmune Statistics. Autoimmune occurs when the immune system can not detect the difference between self and nonself. The human immune system protects the body from foreign virus’ and sends antibodies to kill the unknown virus or intruders. This disease then causes the body to produce antibodies that will attack against the body’s healthy cells. It proceeds to attack itself and it’s healthy body…