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Rheumatoid arthritis
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Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Tests and diagnosis
- Rheumatoid factor Rheumatoid factor — Overview covers definition, risks, results of rheumatoid factor blood test.
- Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) Sed rate — Overview covers definition and results of this test to detect signs of inflammation.
Complications
- Pericardial effusion Pericardial effusion — Overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of excess fluid around the heart.
Treatments and drugs
- Knee replacement Knee replacement — Comprehensive overview covers total knee replacement surgery and recovery.
- Hip replacement Hip replacement — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this surgery.
- Cortisone shots Cortisone shots — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, results of cortisone injections.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Exercising with arthritis: Improve your joint pain and stiffness Arthritis — Exercise helps reduce pain in people with arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Rheumatoid arthritis pain: Tips for protecting your joints Prevent rheumatoid arthritis pain with these seven joint protection techniques.
- Arthritis pain: Do's and don'ts Arthritis pain — To cope, strike a balance between activity and rest, and listen to your body's signals.
