is seronegative rheumatoid joint disease as same as rheumatoid arthritis or is it something else?

Question

p23 ab IgM reactive" "p41 & p39 non-reactive" do I have Lyme disease, or can something else cause this? (diagnosed w/ rheumatoid arthritis 7yrs ago.)

Answer 1

It can be: In my clinic , we see a number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis but their testing for rheumatoid disease is within normal limits.They still lhave the same potential for inflammation and other complications of rheumatoid arthritis and we call the disease, seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. I believe in your question, the 2 illnesses are the same joint process or disease.

Answer 2

Better prognosis: Same disease. Seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (where rheumatoid factor and anti-ccp antibody tests are negative) generally has a better prognosis with a better response to medications and lower chance of joint damage. It is treated similarly to seropositive RA except that some biologic medications (rituximab, abatacept) may not work as well in seronegatives.

Answer 3

Yes: A patient with a positive serology and rheumatoid arthritis can have severe disease. But also people who are seronegative can have severe damage. The highly positive seropositive patient can have more severe rheumatoid disease beyond the arthritis rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease of which arthritis is one manifestation. There can be systemic disease of eyes, lungs, heart to name some.

Answer 4

No: Thrush is an infection that is caused by candida which is a yeast.

Answer 5

Yes: Yes, thrush is an infection of the mouth and tongue caused by candida, a type of fungus. Yeast are also fungi, but thrush specifically refers to the whitish plaques or lesions that form in a baby's mouth and tongue as a result of overgrowth of the candida fungus.

Answer 6

Tell OB & Peds docs : If a pregnant woman has a congenital heart defect, there is an increased chance her children will have a heart defect. However, it might be a different heart abnormality. Because the anomaly might not be detected in a fetus with an OB ultrasound or echocardiogram, babies at risk are often seen by a pediatric cardiologist and/or undergo an echo after birth. Sometimes a defect appears later in life.

Answer 7

Notify your doctors: Most vsds spontaneously close, or would have been repaired in childhood. If your vsd is still patent your cardiologist and OB should confer and determine the effect that pregnancy will have upon your heart. Your child does have an increased risk of congenital heart disease. Get an ultrasound to check your infant's heart before birth, see the pediatrician and discuss this before baby is born.

Answer 8

Get records to know: Women who have a congenital heart defect surprisingly may know little about it. In some cases there are few symptoms between infancy and the time they get pregnant. They should ask their parents for information, get records from all their doctors and from any hospitalizations including when they were born, and see their cardiologist and an OB specialist about risk before trying to conceive (ttc).

Answer 9

Probably not.: Vsds are a common type of congenital heart defect, affecting .2% of the population, however most of them close on there own. There is no evidence that having a vsd is a risk factor for baby to have a vsd as well. More importantly, as a future mom, your good health is very important for your baby's good health so i would recommend that you have an echocardiogram to check out the vsd appropriately.

Answer 10

Yes generally: In general yes however sonographers are frequently trained specially for kids while nearly every sonographer knows how to perform on adults...There are technical differences....Pediatric echos are usually interpreted by pediatric cardiologists.

Answer 11

Help: Help her with chores that stress her joints such twisting off lids. Lubricate stuck doorknobs. Buy her hot packs that she can microwave and apply to stiff joints. Go with her to her next rheumatology appointment and ask her doctor what you can do to help. Encourage her to stay active.

Answer 12

Medication: Is she seeing a rheumatologist? There are very good medications available to treat rheumatoid arthritis. This will help with her pain as well as help with any joint destruction that rheumatoid causes.

Answer 13

Same or different: No one is the same so their symtoms will be slightly different but generally they will have similar symptoms.

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