Help for those effected and affected by Rheumatoid Lung
This lens is here to provide information on lung complications related to rheumatoid arthritis, commly referred to as rheumatoid lung. Initally we'll only have a few links while I put some articles together and recruit some support.
Overview
Rheumatoid Lung, also known as Rheumatoid Arthritis Lung, is an interstitial lung disease that affects people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or scleroderma, damaging lung tissue, inflaming the walls of the air sacs in the lung, scarring tissue between the air sacs and stiffening the lung. This results in decreased lung functions and can cause death.
Lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis is not common, but can be caused by the RA itself or by some medications used to treat RA.
If you suffer from RA (or any other rheumatic disease) you should talk with your doctor about getting a baseline chest X-ray, if you have not had one. In addition, if you start experiencing shortness of breath or unexplained coughing let you rheumatologist know immediately. As with many other diseases, it's best to catch rheumatoid lung as early as possible.
Lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis is not common, but can be caused by the RA itself or by some medications used to treat RA.
If you suffer from RA (or any other rheumatic disease) you should talk with your doctor about getting a baseline chest X-ray, if you have not had one. In addition, if you start experiencing shortness of breath or unexplained coughing let you rheumatologist know immediately. As with many other diseases, it's best to catch rheumatoid lung as early as possible.
Relevant Links
- Rheumatoid Lung . com
- RheumatoidLung.com is here to provide accurate information and much needed support to those who are affected by this disease.
Lenses on Rheumatoid diseases
Just a selection of lenses I've come across that offer good information on the rheumatoid related diseases.-
How To Fight Arthritis
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Are you aware that today nearly 46 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with arthritis or chronic joint pain? On average, that is about one in five people who are suffering from pain due to arthritis at this moment. If you happen to be...
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Arthritis
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Living With RA
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I have been living with Rheumatoid Arthritis for over 12 years, so I wanted to gather the most useful information and links that I have found over the years, to hopefully help others that receive this life changing diagnosis. I am a real patient tha...
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- Christopher_Scott Christopher_Scott Oct 31, 2007 @ 11:12 pm
- Great lens. Keep it up.
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I became interested in rheumatoid lung after one of my parents was diagnosed with the disease. I created this lens to help spread awareness and offer... (more)
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