CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to most authors, the joint damage provoked by RA is largely symmetric, and the first symptoms are considered to be symmetric polyarthritis of the small joints, together with pain, inflammation, and stiffness of the hand and/or foot.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that attacks multiple joints throughout the body. It most often starts in the small joints of the hands and feet, and usually affects the same joints on both sides of the body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease with predominantly symmetrical joint damage, but it may be asymmetrical in some cases. Rheumatology textbooks generally describe symmetry as a prominent feature of RA and give little attention to asymmetry.