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What is the difference between arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?

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Steinn

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Answered Dec 30, 2020

Arthritis is inflammation of the joints. It is a broad term that involves all arthritis types, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout. Arthritis is characterized by stiffness, and symptoms differ depending on the form. On the other hand, rheumatoid arthritis is one type of inflammatory arthritis that triggers synovial inflammation, and its indications include a progressive symmetrical peripheral polyarthritis. Arthritis is inflammation of the joints, which produces pain and disability, joint bulging, and stiffness. It can be due to various origins such as infection, trauma, degenerative alterations, or metabolic disorders. Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, presents with inflammatory symmetrical polyarthritis. It is an autoimmune disease where autoantibodies are generated against IgG and citrullinated cyclic peptide. Most people say that it causes them to have the stiffness of the small joints and the hands. The affected joints are warm, tender, and swollen.
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Answered Dec 23, 2020

Arthritis is a condition that will usually affect the joints. It will make the joints become painful and uncomfortable. Rheumatoid arthritis is just one of the different arthritis types alongside osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of autoimmune disease. This means that the immune system of the body will usually attack itself.

When a person has RA, the body will usually think that the soft lining that protects the joints are foreign materials that should be eradicated from the body soon. Arthritis is known to be painful and this is something that will only progress over time especially if the person would not get treatments that will slow down the process.

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Anthony Paul Bonadio

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Answered Dec 18, 2020

Arthritis refers to a general term that is used to describe stiffness, pain, and inflammation of any joint. There are several types of arthritis, which include psoriatic arthritis, gout arthritis, septic arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing, spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The most common of all the types are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, which is mostly referred to as simply arthritis.

Osteoarthritis can be explained as a degenerative disorder whereby the cartilage acting as a cushion between the joints wears off. This occurs as a result of bones rubbing on themselves, leading to the aforementioned symptoms.

In the case of rheumatoid arthritis, it is an autoimmune disease, that is, there is an attack on your body by itself. This happens when the immune system sees the lining around the joint (synovium) as a threat, and thus releases antibodies against them, which eventually leads to the accumulation of fluids around the joint.

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L. Agate

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Answered Dec 11, 2020

Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, which can cause extreme pain or disability. The symptoms tend to vary based on the type of arthritis that is in question. On the other hand, rheumatoid arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that causes synovial inflammation.

Its symptoms include progressive arthritis that occurs anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. It occurs in people who are between the ages of 30 to 50. Most people experience pain and stiffness of small joints of the hands and feet, which is said to be worse in the morning.

On the other hand, arthritis is an inflammation of the joints, which results in joint swelling and pain. It can be triggered by trauma, degenerative changes, or metabolic disorders. It is considered an immune disease. NSAID's are typically prescribed to treat the pain of arthritis.

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Answered Nov 27, 2020

Arthritis is a kind of disorder that is inflammatory and autoimmune in origin and affecting the entire synovial joints, and it is usually referred to as rheumatoid arthritis. Meanwhile, Osteoarthritis refers to a degenerative disorder that affects the large joints mostly. Arthritis is sometimes referred to as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, it is a disease that can also be seen in young children; whereas, osteoarthritis is a kind of disease that exist largely among the geriatric age group (that is among the elderly ones). Rheumatoid arthritis is considered more fulminant, and can also affect some other body organs, whereas, osteoarthritis only affects the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is commonly known to affect smaller joints such as the joints of the toes, neck, hands, whereas osteoarthritis commonly affects larger joints, such as the joints in the hip, knees, etc. While arthritis has also been found to be able to affect more than one joint of the body at a time, osteoarthritis affects just one or two joints at a time.
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Answered Nov 18, 2020

Arthritis is a type of condition that affects the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is just one of the usual conditions that people may experience. Arthritis may be caused by different things but the most likely cause is when the smooth cartilage that holds the joints together starts to wear out. With rheumatoid arthritis, it is a bit different. This is an autoimmune disease which means that the immune system of the body targets the joints and the cartilages because they think that these are foreign bodies that need to be eradicated from the body. There are different treatments that are available for arthritis but the treatments are just meant to slow down the deterioration of the joints.
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Jessica Rhodes

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Answered Jul 23, 2020

Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are two conditions that a person can experience in their joints. Rheumatoid is a type of arthritis. Both conditions can be caused by things such as normal wear and tear on the body that can occur over time or by infections.

The conditions can lead to symptoms such as pain and swelling in the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of arthritis. When a person has this type of arthritis, they will normally feel stiff, experience pain, and have swelling in their joints. These conditions can be checked by looking at the medical history of a person, as well as taking exams to test a person's pain threshold.

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Daniel Drake

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Answered Jul 20, 2020

There are a lot of people who think that Rheumatoid Arthritis and Arthritis are the same but there are some differences that you should know. Arthritis is known to be the wear and tear of the joints. There are some people who use their joints often and there are times when they do not use their joints correctly which can lead to potential issues in the long run.

There are a lot of people who think that Rheumatoid Arthritis and Arthritis are the same but there
Rheumatoid arthritis occurs not because of the way that the joints are used. Rather, the body usually attacks the joints of the body because it thinks that it is foreign. This will make the joints weaker until they become inflamed and problematic. There are different treatments that can help improve the symptoms but these types of arthritis are usually chronic.

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Samantha Stewart

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Answered Jul 13, 2020

The relationship between arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is similar to the one between lizards and geckos because the word lizard is the general name for this type of animal, whereas a gecko is just a specie. Having said this, it is clear that arthritis is like the general name for the inflammation of a joint or joints, whereas rheumatoid arthritis is just a type of arthritis. Arthritis can be caused by a lot of things, such as degenerative changes or metabolic disorders, infection, etc.

The relationship between arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis is similar to the one between lizards
This usually leads to pain, stiffness, and swelling of any joint. Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, is one of the examples of autoimmune diseases in which the immune system attacks the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is usually characterized by stiffness, pain, weakness, inflammation, and swelling of the joints. Arthritis is usually diagnosed by checking the medical history of a patient, and also by carrying out certain procedures in a bid to differentiate between the types of arthritis. In contrast, rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed using certain laboratory examinations such as anti-citrullinated antibody and increased levels of C-reactive proteins, elevated ESR levels.

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