Rheumatoid Arthritis: Treatments

This is a video series addresses Rheumatoid Arthritis and contains three videos. The first video gives a brief introduction to the disease, prevalence and diagnosis. The second video in the series further describes treatments and medications. Lastly, the final video discusses life style changes including diet that would help patients living with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

This video was created by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Coomal Rashid, Aisha Ikra Saeed, Shara Chowdhury, Manu Sharma

Copyright McMaster University 2017

References:

Lipsky, E. L., van der Heijde, D. M., St. Clair, E. W., Furst, D. E., Breedveld, F. C., Kalden, J. R., ... & Harriman, G. R. (2000). Infliximab and methotrexate in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. New England Journal of Medicine, 343(22), 1594-1602.

Nogueira, E., Gomes, A., Preto, A., & Cavaco-Paulo, A. (2016). Update on Therapeutic Approaches for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 23(21), 2190–2203.