Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis and occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body’s tissues. It is also an autoimmune disease which means that certain cells of the immune system do not work properly and start attacking healthy tissues. It is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints and other areas of the body. It is triggered by a faulty immune system and affects the wrist and small joints of the hand‚ including
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1. Introduction/Thesis Statement. Rheumatoid arthritis‚ RA‚ is a chronic autoimmune disease in which both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the disease process. It is characterized by flare-up and remission periods affecting over 1.5 million people in the United States‚ in which approximately 300‚000 of those people are children. Rheumatoid arthritis is by far the most serious‚ painful‚ and potentially crippling form of arthritis. It is often called “the great crippler” because
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“To be a tragic hero‚ characters do not have to die- they just have to suffer‚” (Kibin). Tragic hero’s create their suffering‚ through what they choose‚ and the decisions they make. Macbeth is an ideal example of a tragic hero‚ due to the fact that he promoted his downfall‚ fell from his own estate‚ and faced a deserved punishment. In the event of meeting with the witches‚ Macbeth begins his journey down the path of becoming a tragic hero; constructing his downfall. “I stood rapt in the wonder
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conducted family studies and segregation analyses of RA based on consecutive patients with RA ascertained without regard to family history or known risk factors. Included in the analyses were first-degree relatives from 135 simplex and 30 multiplex families. A highly penetrate recessive major gene‚ with a mutant allele frequency of 0.005‚ was identified as the most parsimonious genetic risk factor. Significant evidence for heterogeneity in risk for RA was observed for proband gender but not for proband
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school I was really interested in my psychology class and learning about sleep disorders. One of my friends in my psychology class actually has narcolepsy. When she’d fall asleep during class and get caught‚ she’d pretend she was praying and would say "amen". Although I don’t think i’m qualified as an expert‚ I did a lot of reading on sleep disorders and found a lot of cool facts and information. V. In the next few minutes‚ I will be talking to you about three main points: A. First I will talk about
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that manifests without systemic manifestation or acute inflammation. Moreover‚ OA may occur as an idiopathic (primary) or secondary disorder. The primary cause is known. The secondary causes are related to joint damage or causes joint instability. Furthermore‚ OA site typically affects the hip and knee. Patient’s age‚ and body weight play a role in the development of OA. The onset of OA is at 45-year-old and older. OA usually affects joints asymmetrically
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Singleton Ms. Dobson American Literature November 23‚ 2012 Ra‚ the Egyptian God “My name is Ra God of the Sun I have no parents I grew out of Nun The sun goes up I’m born at dawn The sun sets… Then I’m gone” (“Egyptian God”) “In the beginning there was only water a chaos of churning bubbling water.” This is what the Egyptians referred to as Nu or Nun. It was out of Nun that everything began. Ra emerged out of primeval chaos. He came out of a blue giant lotus
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Running Head: Literacy Literacy in Mathematics: Understanding the Importance of Reading and Writing in Mathematics Lessons Patricia J. Guajardo EDUC4345G Our Lady of the Lake University November 29‚ 2011 Abstract Understanding literacy in Math means more than just knowing the basic skills of addition‚ subtraction‚ multiplication and division. Mathematics is made of letters‚ numbers‚ symbols‚ and a vocabulary that form a language all its own. It is important for teachers to understand
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under Rule 65‚ petitioner Social Justice Society (SJS)‚ a registered political party‚ seeks to prohibit the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) from enforcing paragraphs (c)‚ (d)‚ (f)‚ and (g) of Sec. 36 of RA 9165 on the ground that they are constitutionally infirm. For one‚ the provisions constitute undue delegation of legislative power when they give unbridled discretion to schools and employers to determine the manner of drug testing. For another‚ the
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THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (GENERAL MEDICINE) INTRODUCTION Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic‚ systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology marked by a symmetric‚ peripheral polyarthritis and various systemic manifestations. The process involves an inflammatory response of the synovium secondary to hyperplasia of synovial
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