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Rheumatoid arthritis

Symptoms

• Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.

Tests and diagnosis

• Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) Sed rate — Overview covers definition and results of this test to detect signs of inflammation.
• Rheumatoid factor Rheumatoid factor — Overview covers definition, risks, results of rheumatoid factor blood test.

Complications

• Pericardial effusion Pericardial effusion — Overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of excess fluid around the heart.

Treatments and drugs

• Hip replacement Hip replacement — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this surgery.
• Knee replacement Knee replacement — Comprehensive overview covers knee replacement surgery and recovery.
• Cortisone shots Cortisone shots — Comprehensive overview covers definition, risks, results of cortisone injections.

Lifestyle and home remedies

• 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.
• Exercise helps ease arthritis pain and stiffness Arthritis — Exercise helps reduce pain in people with arthritis, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

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