Rheumatoid Arthritis – NORCET Pearls 📌 Nature → Chronic autoimmune… — Sagar Nursing Classes

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🩺 Rheumatoid Arthritis – NORCET Pearls

📌 Nature → Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease

📌 Main joints → Small joints of hands & feet

📌 Morning stiffness → Usually >1 hour

📌 Joint involvement → Symmetrical

📌 Deformity → Swan-neck + Boutonnière deformity

📌 Laboratory marker → Rheumatoid Factor (RF)

📌 More specific antibody → Anti-CCP

📌 Extra-articular feature → Rheumatoid nodules

📌 Treatment → DMARDs, especially Methotrexate

📌 Nursing care → Joint protection + Physiotherapy

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