Rheumatic immune disease how to formal treatment

In daily life, some people mention "rheumatism" on the "color change", that "rheumatism is not dead cancer", "rheumatism will be Disability", and some people even wrongly believe that "rheumatism is divided into rheumatism and rheumatoid rheumatoid two kinds of anti-'O' and high rheumatoid factor can be diagnosed rheumatism and rheumatoid rheumatoid. These misconceptions and understanding of the people, so that the jianghu Langzhong has the survival of the soil. Therefore, it is urgent to popularize the knowledge of rheumatic diseases. Modern medicine, "rheumatism" is the etiology of different but **** the same point for the involvement of joints and surrounding soft tissues, pain, swelling and activity disorders as the main clinical manifestations of a large class of diseases in general. Including hundreds of specific diseases, can be broadly divided into diffuse connective tissue disease (including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, polymyositis / dermatomyositis, vasculitis and dry syndrome, etc.), seronegative spondyloarthropathies and osteoarthritis and other major categories, of which the most common of about more than 20 kinds, rather than "only rheumatism and rheumatoid two kinds of ". Rheumatic diseases have a long course, complicated diagnosis, difficult treatment and may lead to very serious consequences. Rheumatic diseases are long, complicated to diagnose and difficult to treat, and can lead to very serious consequences. Each rheumatic disease has different characteristics and treatment, and its diagnosis is mainly based on the patient's clinical characteristics, experiments and special tests and other comprehensive determination. The main purpose of a rheumatologist's visit is to diagnose which specific rheumatic disease a patient with rheumatic symptoms is suffering from and to choose the best treatment plan. Rheumatologic treatment takes time and patience, usually at least three months to six months, if not several years or more, and is aimed at controlling the progression of the disease. Doctors will formulate a long-term systematic and comprehensive treatment plan according to the patient's condition, and also need to observe the efficacy and adjust the treatment plan in time according to the change of the condition. Therefore, it is best for the patient to be fixed in a regular hospital rheumatism specialist for long-term treatment by a fixed doctor. So far, the etiology and pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases are not very clear, but it is certain that they are not caused by a single factor, but are the result of multiple factors such as genetics, environment, infection, autoimmunity and endocrine. Pain is the main symptom of rheumatic diseases, especially pain originating from joints and soft tissues around joints (including joints, neck and shoulder, waist and back, and heel) is most likely to indicate rheumatic diseases. In addition, unexplained myalgia, muscle weakness, skin rashes, photosensitivity, oral and vulvar ulcers, dryness of the mouth and eyes, whitening of the ends of the fingers (toes) when exposed to cold (Raynaud's sign), multi-systemic damages, and fever are also indicative of rheumatism, which should be promptly consulted at the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, and the relevant examinations should be carried out. Most rheumatic diseases, including lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and dry syndrome, are difficult to cure completely, but the development of the disease can be controlled with regular treatment. During the active stage of the disease, more drugs may be taken, but after the disease is under control, the type and dose of drugs can be reduced, so that the patient can remain "disease-free" under the condition of taking the maintenance amount of drugs, and live a normal life for a long time. As a rheumatism patient, should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, especially after discharge from the hospital need to come to the hospital regularly for follow-up, the first few months can come more frequently, such as a week to half a month to come once, later with the control of the disease and the reduction of the amount of medication, you can gradually extend the time interval. The main purpose of follow-up is to monitor the adverse drug reactions and disease activity, and adjust the medication at any time. Patients must take medication according to the doctor's instructions, and cannot make their own decisions to adjust or stop the medication, especially for patients taking hormones, not to stop suddenly. Patients with different diseases have different precautions, such as patients with Raynaud's phenomenon must pay attention to local and systemic warmth; ankylosing spondylitis patients should sleep on hard board beds, maintain good posture, and more functional exercises and swimming. Patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis must carry out more functional joint exercises to prevent joint deformity. Patients taking hormones for a long time should pay attention to monitoring blood electrolytes, lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure, intraocular pressure and bone density, and take calcium and active vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis.