Catalog

Respiratory disorders in rheumatoid arthritis

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Link to WHO Definition

Respiratory disorders in rheumatoid arthritis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2000006803

This encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura and pleural cavity, and the nerves and muscles of breathing. This diagnosis is in a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints.