How does rheumatoid arthritis present?

Answer 1

Rheumatoid arthritis causes stiffness (especially in the mornings), swelling, and, often, crippling pain. It can also cause fatigue, anaemia and weight loss. Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disorder: it is a "Auto immune disease". The body's immune system improperly identifies the synovial membranes as foreign. Inflammation results, damaging cartilage and tissues in and around the joints. Normal spaces within the joints become narrowed and the bones may even fuse together. This disease can affect many other parts of the body like the brain, Heart, lungs, blood vessels, eyes ans kin as well. A doctor will check for multiple joint inflammation, warmth in inflamed joints, Rheumatiod factor in the blood, signs of inflammation through blood tests, as well as comparative x-rays to enable him/her to check on the progress of damage caused by the disease.

Answer 2

Here are the main symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

• Joint pain, there is usually pain in several joints.
• Stiffness in the joints. You will usually see a reduction in the range of motion of effected joints.
• Inflammation is common around effected joints. Signs of inflammation are redness, tenderness, and warmth.
• Swelling of effected joints and surrounding areas.
• Small bumps called nodules may appear around effected joints.

Other symptoms may include

• Anemia due to failure of the bone marrow to produce enough new red cells
• Eye burning, itching, and discharge
• Hand and feet deformities
• Limited range of motion
• Low grade fever
• Lung inflammation (pleurisy)
• Numbness or tingling
• Paleness
• Round, painless nodules under the skin (usually a sign of more severe disease)
• Skin redness or inflammation
• Swollen glands

Answer 3

Rheumatoid arthritis has many symptoms, as it is a complex disease. Some more obscure symptoms include soft tissue injuries that take longer than usual to heal, and aches that affect joints in pairs.

Answer 4

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammation disease that attacks the joint and surrounding tissues. The cause is still unkown and the symptoms are weakness, fatigue, joint pain in arms, hands, and legs and loss of appetite.

Answer 5

A source of information on this can be found on the related link below. ((Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Presentation)