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Rheumatoid Lung Disease
Alternate Names : Lung Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Treatment
Many people have no symptoms. Therefore, treatment is aimed at the underlying disorder and for specific complications resulting from this disorder. Corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive therapy are sometimes useful.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Pleural Effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tests & Exams
• Chest X-Ray
• Echocardiogram
• Open Lung Biopsy
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracic CT
Other Topics
• Auscultation
• Breathing Difficulty
• Cough
• Joint Pain
• Joint Swelling
Review Date : 5/7/2003
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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