ISSN: 1758-4272

International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

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Rheumatology may be a branch of drugs dedicated to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Physicians who have undergone formal training in rheumatology are called rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with immune-mediated disorders of the system , soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitides, and inherited animal tissue disorders. Autoimmune conditions occur when the system sends inflammation to areas of the body when it's not needed causing damage/symptoms. These diseases also can affect the eyes, skin, systema nervosum, and internal organs. Rheumatologists treat joint disease almost like orthopedists but don't perform surgeries. Common diseases treated by rheumatologists include osteoarthritis, gout, atrophic arthritis, chronic back pain, tendinitis, and lupus. Many of those diseases are now known to be disorders of the system. Rheumatology is taken into account to be the study and practice of medical immunology. Rheumatologists must complete four years of medical or osteopathic education followed by three years of residency training in either general medicine or pediatrics. Some rheumatologists are trained in both. After residency, they need to enroll during a rheumatology fellowship for 2 - three years to find out about chronic musculoskeletal and autoimmune conditions and their treatment. Rheumatologists then take a board examination to become board certified in rheumatology. This certification/exam has got to be retaken every ten years. Physicians also are required to participate during a specific amount of continuous medical education on a yearly basis.    

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