HAND AND WRIST RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Course overview

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) IS AN IMMUNE-MEDIATED MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY DISEASE THAT PREDOMINANTLY AFFECTS THE SYNOVIAL JOINTS. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES A BRIEF REVIEW OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, WITH A FOCUS ON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF THE HANDS AS REGARDS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF RA OF HAND.