Title of Journal Article: Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Center

Title of Journal: Smoking: Does It Raise Your Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Volume:____N/A___ Date: 10/01/2006 Page Number(s) __N/A___

• What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

          Web MD

• What is your overall evaluation of this article?

_____Poor          ______Fair            __X__Good        _____Very Good       _____Excellent

• Why did you choose to review this particular article?

I choose this article because it was about smoking and RA.

• How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

Students:        ____Poor       ____Fair       __X__Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

Teachers:       ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

Patients:         ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

• Comment on the readability of this article. 

This article was an easy readable article.

• Course Topics covered:

Smoking Risks

RA

Environmental and Genetic Factors

• Brief Summary:

How smoking raises the risks for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

• Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

Those who had smoked 20 cigarettes a day for between 40 and 50 years were over 13 times as likely to have RA.

Both environmental and genetic factors are thought to play a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis.

Evidence suggests there is an association between smoking and the production of rheumatoid factor, a blood marker for the disease.

• Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

Strengths are that is easy to read.

Weakness is that it is a short article.

• How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

It could help further support my research topic.

• Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover? 

It does include a reference.

Your Name: Jessica Catron    Date: 03/24/2008_