The cost of treating rheumatoid arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis often occurs in small joints such as hands, wrists and feet. It occurs repeatedly and symmetrically. In the early stage, there are joint redness, swelling, heat, pain and dysfunction, and in the late stage, there may be different degrees of stiffness deformity, accompanied by bone and skeletal muscle atrophy, which is very easy to be disabled. Here is to analyze the cost of treating rheumatoid arthritis

The cost of treating rheumatoid arthritis

First: the cost of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is related to many factors. Everyone's condition is different, and the cost of treatment is also different. Rheumatoid arthritis, as a common and frequently occurring disease, has become the "great evil" in the disease, seriously affecting the daily life of many patients and society.

Second: for rheumatoid arthritis disease itself, if the understanding is not in place, it is easy to delay treatment, so we should be careful. Because everyone's condition and individual constitution are different, treatment methods and costs will also be different.

Third, rheumatoid arthritis needs to be examined for rheumatoid factor, anti CCP antibody and GPI antibody, as well as X-ray examination of both hands to make a diagnosis. The cost is about several hundred yuan. At present, we do not advocate the use of high-dose hormone therapy. At most, when the disease is difficult to control, we use low-dose hormone. Antibiotics and hormone therapy are irregular treatment methods, It is suggested that anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs + immunosuppressive agents + biological agents can be combined with traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture physiotherapy. Biological agents are relatively expensive and may be used according to the condition and economic situation.

matters needing attention

In general, rheumatoid patients in winter should pay attention to keeping warm is the top priority, in addition, absolutely can not touch cold water, food should be based on warm tonic, if long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine should be more pot point soup, such as fish soup, ribs soup, chicken soup, etc., usually buy some jujube, longan and other food, try to eat less greasy, cold food