How to check rheumatoid arthritis

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A few days ago, I felt that my joints were very painful and a little stiff. These days, the situation is serious. I feel like a needle prick. I feel very uncomfortable. I want to have an examination. I'm afraid I have rheumatoid arthritis. Now let's share how to check for rheumatoid arthritis.

How to check rheumatoid arthritis

First: self examination: limited movement of one or some joints of the body, stiff hands and feet, unable to move after getting up in the morning, sometimes there will be a click or other friction sound in the joints. When this happens, you should think that you may have osteoarthritis.

Second: posterior endoscopy: the fragments and fibers of articular cartilage can be seen through posterior endoscopy, and the degree of cartilage degeneration can be calculated by checking the number of fragments. X-ray: X-ray plain film can show the narrowing of joint space, cystic changes around the joint, etc. it can clearly show the thickening and calcification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, which is of diagnostic significance for osteoarthritis.

Third: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis will stay in bed for a long time during the acute attack of pain. Due to taking hormones or staying in bed for a long time, there will be the phenomenon of immune decline, so it is easy to have pneumonia, urinary tract infection, oral ulcer, Cushing's syndrome and other complications.

matters needing attention

If the nutrition and energy of the patient's diet can not meet the needs of the body, then not only the drugs can not play a therapeutic role, but also the condition will further deteriorate, so diet is very important for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.