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Parent topics
- Medicine [r]: The study of health and disease of the human body. [e]
- Internal medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Immunology [r]: The study of all aspects of the immune system in all animals. [e]
Rheumatological diseases
- Arthritis [r]: A group of medical conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. [e]
- Rheumatoid arthritis [r]: A chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system to attack the joints. [e]
- Osteoarthritis [r]: Degenerative joint disease marked by destruction of the articular cartilage, hypertrophy of bone at the margins, and changes in the synovial membrane. [e]
- Vasculitis [r]: Inflammation of blood vessel walls. [e]
- Chronic fatigue syndrome [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fibromyalgia [r]: Inflammation of the fibrous or connective tissue of the body, characterized by acute and debilitating widespread musculoskeletal pain. [e]
- Polymyalgia rheumatica [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mixed connective tissue disorder [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Scleroderma [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Sjogren's syndrome [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Systemic lupus erythematosus [r]: Connective tissue disorder, that primarily affect women of childbearing age, have a variety of clinical forms, and are characterized by red scaly skin lesions. [e]
Diagnostic studies
- Antinuclear antibodies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Complete blood count [r]: A basic set of counts and ratios of various blood cells, which can be both individually and jointly valuable in medical diagnosis [e]
- Cryoglobulins [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Range of motion [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rheumatoid factor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Serum protein electrophoresis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SS antigens [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thyroid panel [r]: Add brief definition or description
Drugs
Analgesic
- Aspirin [r]: Common analgesic used for treating mild to moderate pain; protective against blood clots and heart disease when administered indefinitely in low doses [e]
- Acetaminophen [r]: An analgesic antipyretic drug widely used for the treatment of headaches, fever and other minor aches and pains. [e]
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [r]: Add brief definition or description
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs
- Monoclonal antibodies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Etanercept [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
- Chronic widespread pain [r]: A class of syndromes that meet the diagnostic criterion of pain on both sides of the body, above and below the waist, and additional specific areas involving the chest or spine [e]
- Pain medicine [r]: An interdisciplinary physician subspecialization, within the broad scope of pain management, which often involves team approaches with various physician and nonphysician specialties [e]
- Physical and rehabilitation medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Physical therapy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Occupational therapy [r]: A rehabilitative service that aims to make people as independent as possible. [e]
