Rheumatoid Arthritis Complications

Rheumatoid arthritis is not only a disease of the joints; it is a systemic disease that can affect multiple organs causing complications to the heart, lungs, bone and your eyes. In this video, I will explain five important reasons to start treatment soon after the diagnosis.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
01:17 Pain and Disability in Rheumatoid arthritis
02:32 Heart disease in Rheumatoid arthritis
03:36 Lung disease in Rheumatoid arthritis
04:18 Osteoporosis and osteopenia
05:48 Eye disease in Rheumatoid arthritis

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👩🏻‍⚕️ About me:
Dr Diana Girnita is a double board certified physician in rheumatology and internal medicine. She completed a PhD in immunology, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, immunology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh and rheumatology fellowship at University of Cincinnati. Dr. Girnita graduated from the Nutrition Science course from Stanford University and a Mindfulness course from The University of Massachusetts; She is the founder & CEO of Rheumatologist OnCall, a practice focused on broadening access to rheumatology and offering patients an integrative medicine approach.
Dr. Girnita teaches patients about autoimmune disease, arthritis and also helps them customized their treatment plans. Dr. Girnita is passionate about rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment plan is personalized to the patients needs and incorporates the proper nutrition, exercise and management of stress. After all,
"You have a disease, but YOU are not the disease"

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[aracelihernandez]

Dra. Girnita I am very thankful with your videos, I got more knowledge from you than from my own Reumatologist, now I am more convenced to find someone else. I wish you leave near my location. We need more profesionals like you.

[drmariawolf]

This is so helpful for patients that don’t know how to choose the right treatment and to treat early 😊

[rossyanam]

Hello Docter i'm your new subscriber and RA patient, thanks for the information of RA and will watch all your videos

[SarkisKlinik]

Hi, which dosage do you use methotrexate and how long? Can it be prescribed or decided to take it by GP? Txx

[ellengariando]

Thank you Doc, I got rheumatoid arthritis since 47 yrs old.modt of my fingers already deformed, now is my left knee is very psinful, diffult for me to climb and walk

[cor_a]

Thanks doc. I have R A since 2016. I quit seeing my rheumatologist after a year due to financial issues but I kept taking corticosteroids from time to time when the aches and pains is severe then stopped when it's tolerable as I'm afraid of the side effects. I keep drinking water and included turmeric, fish oil and some vitamin supplements. Symptoms are still on but manageable as I trained myself how I move to avoid getting hurt.
But I could not avoid thinking that this illness may become worse in the near future. Could you recommend any alternative medicine without severe side effects?